specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
along the road; along the way
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to be softened; to calm down
not knowing what to do with the time one has on one's hand
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
enamel; enamel paint; enameled leather; patent leather
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
B; b; basement floor (as in B1F)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
elder sister; older female friend
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
lost property; something dropped and left behind; dropping something (without realising); losing something
centre; center; center fielder
about this time; about now
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
box; container; box (in a theatre); booth (in a restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (e.g. batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin)
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
dorayaki; dessert sandwich of two small sweet pancakes and red bean paste
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no