boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
office hours; business hours; working hours
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
only the results matter; it's all about the results
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to take flight; to disappear
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
to apologize; to apologise
New Year's Eve; end of the year
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
date(s) (e.g. for exhibition)
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
seats reserved for guests
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
all-night vigil over a body; wake
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
comparatively; relatively
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block