staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
insight; power of observation
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
caller; visitor; company; guest
every person; every mouth; every entrance
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to discuss; to talk together
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
complete stranger; total stranger
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
Japanese person; Japanese people
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; block style; standard style
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
event; phenomenon; matter
symbol; code; sign; notation
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to make a speech; to address
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to stiffen; to become stiff