home position; origin; usual place (for something)
pavement café; sidewalk café; open-air café
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
student (esp. a university student)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
trio; gang of three; threesome
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
refined; elegant; graceful; modest; reserved; restrained
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to return a punch; to strike back; to hit (the ball) straight back; to plow up; to plough up; to renovate (cotton fabric)
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy; lackadaisical; crude
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
the other day; a few days ago
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
specialized course; specialised course; something that is specialized for a certain field or application (e.g. a sauce specially made for zaru soba)
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple