to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
to have one's teeth set on edge; to get loose teeth
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
subtracting points; points deducted
matcha; powdered green tea
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
indirect kiss (e.g. drinking from a cup someone has just used)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
toilet; lavatory; powder room
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
secret or hidden place; female genitalia; the underworld; the other world
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
chasm; interstice; crevice; vulva; slit; cunt