setting a place; setting the table
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
matter (to attend to); 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 hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
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 mispronounce; to be corrupted (of word)
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
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
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
Japanese (people, language, style)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
plastic bottle (made of polyethylene terephthalate); PET 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; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the 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)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks; chopsticks (hand game)
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of