thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
preference; priority; precedence
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
interference; intervention; meddling
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
suspicious object (e.g. potential bomb); suspicious substance
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
person in charge; official; attendant