engagement; business; affair; use; need
to be away from home; to be out of the house
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
Japanese (people, language, style)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts