speaking voice; talking voice
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
up until now; as recently as the present
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
to quit one's job; to resign
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
senior; older; third-year kindergarten student
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
youth; minor; young people
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
birthday party; birthday meet-up
to head home; to leave for home
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
opening time; starting time of work
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
to pedal a bicycle; to ride a bicycle; to cycle; to bike
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
jingle; ding; ringing of small bells
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
unearthly; otherworldly; out of this world; ethereal
buffet; self-service meal
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
snack; light meal; snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol); snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie