yen (currency of Japan); circle
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
(only) one option; one possible choice
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
ox carriage (for Heian-era nobles); oxcart
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
being readily aware of rumors and gossip; being quick to learn secrets; having sharp ears; ability to remember everything one hears
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to startle; to surprise; to astonish; (lit.) to make (someone) say "oh!"
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
proposition; thesis; task; problem; giving a title; naming
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect
ahem; cough-cough; noise in lieu of a comment or contrary view
to appear uneasy; to appear anxious
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement