appearance; expression; manifestation
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
manuscript; version; draft
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
schedule; program; programme; agenda
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to set a deadline; to fix a time limit
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
return; relapse; recurrence
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
drinking party; banquet; feast
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
to hold a small dinner party
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
from the viewpoint of; according to
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
polishing (e.g. essay); revision; elaboration; refinement; improvement
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
several times; a few times
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
order; sequence; procedure
to think something over and over; to rack one's brains; to be at a loss
outline; summary; gist; basic points
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)