visit (from someone); call
postscript (to a book); verification; publication (in a book)
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
restlessly; hurriedly; agitatedly; fidgeting
don't you think?; indicates question
leather; tanned animal hide; suede; kanji "tanned leather" radical (radical 178)
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
fast-talking; rapid talking
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
job; work; duties; trade; skill
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to fall ill; to be taken ill
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
tediously; lengthily; wordily
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
stiff neck; stiff shoulders
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
question; inquiry; enquiry
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)