vegetable plant; vegetable factory; closed growing system for year-round production of vegetables
circular notice (esp. in binder form; passed around households within a neighbourhood association, etc.)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
how many years; how long; what year
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
place; position; location; position; standing; status
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
aggressiveness; aggression
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
preparation; arrangements
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
putting someone in hospital; inflicting injury such that medical care is required
(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades