excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
at work; in the midst of work; working
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
selfish; self-centred; egotistical