stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
it's been a long time; long time no see
it is not (like that) either
single word; a few words; brief comment
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
reaction; response; reaction
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation