knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
company president; manager; director
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
materials; data; document
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
study; research; investigation
and yet; though; when; in spite of
company; corporation; workplace
all; entire; whole; altogether
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...