Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to make laugh; to set to laughing
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
cleaning equipment closet; broom closet
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
to look away; to turn away
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
family; members of a family
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
postmark; (postal) cancellation mark
brown envelope; manila envelope
cellophane tape; (transparent) adhesive tape; Sellotape; Scotch tape
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
police; police officer; police station
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
thank you very much; I'm sorry; excuse me
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
study; library; den; home office; reading room