nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to take; to catch; to capture
General Winter; hard winter; Jack Frost
superstition; superstitious belief
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
remembrance; recollection; recognition
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
unexpected meeting; coincidence
retainer; attendant; escort
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
high-speed craft; high-speed vessel; fast ferry
only; merely; but; no more than
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to be transparent; to show through