scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
a little bit; a little while
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
another's parent; another's parents
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
restitution; damages; indemnity; compensation
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to be replaced with new growth
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
such; this sort of; like this
settlement; solution; resolution
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
totally willing; fully motivated
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
such ... as; or some such
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
Japanese person; Japanese people