busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
unseasonable; out-of-season
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
how; in what way; how about
puffing (smoke or steam); puff-puff (of a steam locomotive); steaming; (one's body) feeling hot; coo-coo (of a pigeon); choo-choo (train); pigeon
carrier pigeon; homing pigeon
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
honorific/polite/humble prefix
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
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
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to be able to manage somehow or other
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
is that so?; I see; right; oh
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
I see; that's right; indeed
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
very interesting; of great interest
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
at least; at most; (even) just