remembrance; recollection; recognition
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
no!; no no!; no, not at all
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
to grumble; to make difficulties
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
by today; before the day is over
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
speech; expression; wording; language
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
approximate age; age range
future (usually near); prospects
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
basket; basketball; basket cloth
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
caller; visitor; company; guest
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to stand on ceremony; to stiffen up (the nerves); to be tense
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
calm; composed; cool; quiet