woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
greedy; avaricious; covetous; raga (desire)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
mask; disguise; guise; mask
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
subtle; delicate; fine; difficult; complex; tricky
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
carbonic acid; carbonated water; carbonated drink; baking soda; sodium carbonate
to have a narrow escape from death
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
good performance; good work; great success
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
for the first time in one's life