opening and shutting; opening and closing
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
welcome!; nice to see you!
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to feel; to sense; to experience
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
government worker; public servant; civil servant
to refuse; to decline; to deny
even if; even though; however; no matter how
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
everything; anything; nothing
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all