to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
honorific/polite/humble prefix
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
name; given name; first name
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to be annoying; to be troublesome
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
by sheer strength; by brute force
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly