episode; anecdote; vignette
quotation; citation; reference
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
notes; comment; remark; annotation
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
classification; categorization; sorting
working adult; full-fledged member of society
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
dependents; family members that one has to support; encumbrances; things that tie one down
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
highlighter; highlighter pen
replica firearm; realistic toy gun with no firing mechanism
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
to claim victims; to cause casualties
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
to badger; to pester; to beg
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to keep a watchful eye on
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry