(a) little; somewhat; somehow
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
110 (police emergency telephone number in Japan); to call 110; to call the police
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
all; entire; whole; altogether
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to kill; to beat to death
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
caustic words; defiant words
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
human relations; personal relationships
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
in the meanwhile; during the time
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
appointment; meeting (e.g. with a customer)
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager