recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
go that far; to that extent
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
assertion; declaration; affirmation
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
milk bar; small shop selling milk, sweets, snacks, limited foodstuffs, etc.
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
point in common; common feature
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to have a talk; to tell a story
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere