novel; story; (work of) fiction
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
several minutes; a few minutes
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
appointment; rendezvous; date
to concern; to be related
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
single word; a few words; brief comment
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
close; intimate; on good terms
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
although I say; although one might say; although called
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
for example; for instance; e.g.