figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to look around; to survey
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
800,000; eight hundred thousand
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
returning to (one's home in) Tokyo; returning to (one's home in) the capital
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
president's office; director's office
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
(another's) daughter; young lady
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
naturalization; naturalisation
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
number one; first; best; most; game; round
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
news; word; tidings; omen
verbal message; word (from someone)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me