figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
hospitalization; hospitalisation
heap; pile; stack; full measure
successively; one after another
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
chorus; singing in a chorus
large number (of); many; majority
tune (melody, piece of music)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
musical composition; tune
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to miss a chance; to fail to do
lip-syncing; lip-synching
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
silence; stillness; quietness
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
smoothly; frictionlessly; easily