investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
thorough; exhaustive; complete
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
sorry to bother you, but ...
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside