seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
soba in hot broth; soba without any trimmings
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
study group; study meeting
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
vibrancy; strength; (esp. of men) one's prime (approx. age 30); counter for times of moxibustion
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
meeting convened to discuss issues; planning conference; review meeting; feedback session; investigative commission
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently