to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
business improvement order
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
due form; official; formality
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
way (of doing); manner; method; means
even though; despite; when
story about human nature or emotions (esp. rakugo); emotional rakugo story lacking a punch line
to like; to love; to be fond of
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
instant; moment; for an instant
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
maximum allowable single-day loss (stock exchange, etc.)
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate