exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
bust (measurement); breasts; bosom; bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
hips; buttocks; backside; hip; trendy; cool
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
practice; practising; training; study
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
middle-aged woman who looks very young for her age (as through "magic")
something; some kind of; for some reason
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
although; but; even though; I wish that
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
circular bento box; something ring-shaped; handcuffs
book; volume; this; present; main; head
rejection of an inheritance; waiving of inheritance
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to add (to); to add on; to append
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
stock trading; stock transactions; share trading
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
one's share; one's portion
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate