piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
rice (esp. when served on a plate)
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
all-night vigil over a body; wake
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
two-wheeled motor vehicle; motorcycle; motorbike
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
precautions; warnings; matters to be attended to; things to note; suggestions; hints
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
waiting for the traffic lights to change
to shake off; to throw off
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
patterns of thinking; train of thought
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
(another's) daughter; young lady
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)