killing time; keeping oneself occupied; wasting time; waste of time
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
great difference; major mistake
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
thereupon; therefore; because of that
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
opening (for that day's business; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); opening (of a new library, museum, cinema, etc.)
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
motorcycle (with a displacement of 50cc or more); motorbike
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
from here; from this place
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
fast moving; fast running; fast sailing
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
transfer student; student changing schools
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
place to put something; storage space
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
in use; occupied (e.g. toilet); engaged
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then