new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
distress; wretched condition
to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves
rock candy; sugar candy; crystallized sugar; sugar crystals
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
contact information (address, phone number, etc.)
to put in a call; to call in; to make a call; to contact by phone
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
from now; from this moment; henceforth
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
that day; the very same day
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
wrong; different; not like that
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
greeting; a fine thing to say
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
choice; selection; option