folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
revealing talk; insider talk; inside story
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
(very) cheap; (very) inexpensive; cut-price; bargain (price)
just because; even if; even though
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
and then; and so; and; so then
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to speak; to say; to vocalize
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
suffix for familiar person
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
proposal; proposition; suggestion
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force