matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
conference room; place of assembly
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
personal combat; one-to-one fight
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
caller; visitor; company; guest
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
clearing one's throat; cough
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
to squeeze out; to wring out
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
even though things may appear this way
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
real thing; original; actual
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor