presence (impressive quality)
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
expression; presentation; representation; notation
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
those (near the second person)
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
scrubbing and washing; kitchen work
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
present; gift; to give a present or gift
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
returning to (one's home in) Tokyo; returning to (one's home in) the capital
in case of; at that time; at this time
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present