good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to be worried; to be troubled
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
outrageous lie; outright lie
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
of course; certainly; naturally
pointing out; identification
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
after a long time; for the first time in a while
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to pass (of time); to elapse
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh