to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
bank; banking institution
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
company; corporation; workplace
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
by myself; in person; by oneself
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to be buried; to be covered; to be surrounded; to overflow; to be crowded; to be filled
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
discovery; detection; finding
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...