... is the reason; ... is my excuse
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to detain; to check; to restrain
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
careless person; absentminded person; thoughtless person
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to ask a question of (a person)
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
error; mistake; slip; bug
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
question; inquiry; enquiry
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to bring back; to restore
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)