neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
because of; owing to; due to
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
last night; yesterday evening
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
slightly early; just before
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
cold (drinking) water; (glass of) cold water; cold boiled rice
small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
(another's) daughter; young lady
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
technical skill; ability; capacity
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
discipline; training; teaching manners
great-grandmother; great-grandma
British person; Briton; English person; Englishman; Englishwoman
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
milk; infant formula; formula; condensed milk
low-temperature pasteurization
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
producing area; place of origin; home (of a plant or animal); habitat; birthplace (of a person)
wasanbon; fine-grained Japanese sugar (traditionally used in wagashi); wagashi sweets made from wasanbon