Vocabulary

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable

to tangle; to get tangled; to get entangled

memory; ability to learn

cannot be helped; unavoidable

teacup

need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention

to choose; to select; to pick out

presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness

Japanese-style (esp. in reference to squat toilets)

comparatively

endlessly; ceaselessly; nonstop; incessantly

easily

to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake

secret; private; surreptitious

makeshift

look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute

year-end gift

holiday; day off; absence

the very thing; itself

tissue paper; toilet paper

thank you very much

to let (something or someone) go past

the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death

wrong; not good; of no use

doctor

congratulation; congratulations; celebration; festival

return

another helping; second helping; seconds; refill

Buddhist priest; monk

clanging

in spite of; despite; although

absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous

to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down

sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked

unable to finish (on time, etc.)

pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise

Academy Award

Wall Street

exhibition game; preseason game

Catholic Church