business; trade; operations; sales
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
first rank in the senior class (in martial arts, go, etc.); lowest rank; one dan
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
devotion; attachment; infatuation
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
clearing one's throat; cough
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
how; in what way; how about; questionable
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!