request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
completion; perfection; accomplishment
sending (a manuscript, artwork, etc.) to the printer; receiving a manuscript (from the author)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
even though; despite; when
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to have the privilege of doing
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
honorific/polite/humble prefix
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
question; inquiry; enquiry
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving