time; season; period; phase; stage
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
one edge; one end; one side
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to push away; to push aside; to shove
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
caller; visitor; company; guest
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit