I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
shopping; purchased goods
now; the present time; just now; another; more
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
such a thing; something like that
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes