praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
language of one's country; mother tongue; native language
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
dead end; tragic ending (e.g. of film)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
light; right; right field; right fielder
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
catercorner; diagonally opposite
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to pass each other; to cross paths
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to bind; to file; to top with egg (e.g. donburi)
binder; clipboard; binding machine (wheat, etc.); binder
appropriate (e.g. authorities); concerned; relevant; said; aforementioned; competent
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
flight; desertion; escape