company president; manager; director
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
sorry; excuse me; thank you
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
family; members of a family
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
your husband; her husband
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood