guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
considerably; fairly; quite
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry); (arch.) thousands of leaves; (arch.) thousands of years; (arch.) all ages
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
box lunches for delivery; catering meal
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
bento; Japanese box lunch
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
these guys; these fellows
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
guard; security (officer); guardsman
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic