from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to be enraged; to flip out
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
trouble; bother; annoyance
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to bring back; to restore
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to lift; to turn over; to fold over
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
light (e.g. colour, color)
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to look away; to avert one's eyes
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
electricity; (electric) light
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
namely; that is (to say); in other words
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness