to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
secretariat; executive office
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
how; in what way; by what means
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
anonymity; using an assumed name
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
quack; quack doctor; fake doctor
indictment; prosecution; complaint
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
self-consciousness; self-awareness