habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
present continuous tense; present progressive form
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
in the meanwhile; during the time
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
first departure (of the day); first train; first bus; departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
efficiency; moment (i.e. magnetic moment)
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
food; foodstuff; prey; victim