slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
prohibition; inhibition; ban
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
housemaster; resident advisor; houseparent; housefather; housemother; dorm parent
to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
to examine (medically); to have a look at; to check (a patient's pulse)
absence; disregard; indifference
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to change (one's clothes)
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
(how) many times; (how) often
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
office kitchenette; room with facilities for boiling water
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
blood relationship; blood relative
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
(divine) revelation; divine oracle