objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
manners; behavior; behaviour
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
meaning; significance; sense
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
first shrine visit of New Year
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
together; at the same time; same; identical
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to be forward; to be impertinent
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
considerably; fairly; quite
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish