to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
chair; stool; post; office; position
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to drink up; to drain (cup)
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
winter vacation; winter holidays
it is not (like that) either
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
way of talking; speaking style
late at night; small hours of the morning
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
(how) many times; (how) often
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
easy to get on with; not needing reserve or formality; personable; affable; approachable
house; plastic greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol)
imagination; supposition; guess
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
name; given name; first name
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember