heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
different thing; another question; different case
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
route; way; course; directions
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
Japanese-style confectionary store
South Pole; the Antarctic; Antarctica
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
for some (unspecified) reason
to pass away; to die; (lit.) to become a star
National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NASA
unidentified flying object; UFO
graduation ceremony; commencement
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
stylish; smart; chic; (arch.) conceited; (arch.) cheeky
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance