old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
capital; funds; seed money; asset
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
information technology; IT
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
together; at the same time; same; identical
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
underling; newbie; small fry; newcomer
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
back country; remote countryside
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to close (one's eyes); to shut
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie