interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
surname; family name; last name
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
having sociable manners; sociable
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
true character; real nature
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
atelier; studio; workshop
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less