flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
detailed; minute; articulate
on bad terms; at loggerheads
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to have a meal; to take a meal
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
shoji (paper sliding door)
to invite in; to show someone in
carving; engraving; chiselled features
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.); failing to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
management (of a house, store, etc.); administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
accounting; administration (of money)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
hostess (of a party, event, etc.); hostess (at a bar, club, etc.); female host (of a TV or radio show)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
came; went; were (somewhere); was (somewhere); were (doing); was (doing)
all the way ... (to this remote place); as far as ...
inexperienced (in life experience); unsophisticated; green; inexperienced (in love); innocent; naive
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)