ago; since; before; previous
one by one; one after another; successively
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
telephone call; telephone (device)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
another company; other company
danger; peril; hazard; risk
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to have a talk; to tell a story
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
that day; the very same day
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
single word; a few words; brief comment
sincere; earnest; serious
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)