I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
to watch over; to watch attentively
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to gather; to collect; to assemble
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
suffix for familiar person
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
to have a secret affair; to meet secretly (for two persons); to flirt with one another
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
strip show; striptease; stripping; removing one's clothes; strip (e.g. of wood)
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
static induction transistor; SIT; special investigation team; SIT; special interest tour
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so