seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
start of work; commencement; opening
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
president (of a society); chairman
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
after school (at the end of the day)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
door; gate; opening; title page
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
pixie (mythical creatures from Cornish folklore)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
increased volume or quantity
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable