to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
forced laugh; forced smile
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
eccentric; crank; oddball
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
ahead; before; the future
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
bento; Japanese box lunch
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
instead; but (on the other hand)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
war; fighting; fierce competition
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by