I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
senior high school student
day after day; day by day
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
(lit.) to carry a bomb; to have a bomb about to go off; to have an imminent problem; to be in danger of relapse
complete bed rest; complete rest and quiet
physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
the other day; lately; recently
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
number two; second in command
cool summer; cold summer; cooler-than-normal summer
very big; very large; taking up a lot of space
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
doing whatever one pleases
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
direct descent; direct line
company; corporation; workplace
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
losing one's fighting spirit; losing the will to fight; losing heart
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there