slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
than; from; out of; except; but; more
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
just because; even if; even though
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
debt collection; debt collector
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave