preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
when it becomes; when it comes to
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
tension; mental strain; nervousness
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
return to work; going back to work
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
one's post; place of work; workplace
human relations; personal relationships
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
company; corporation; workplace
as (for); for; in the capacity of
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
business; trade; operations; sales
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
materials; data; document
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
telephone book; telephone directory
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)