urgency; exigency; emergency
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
confidentially; privately; off the record
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
participation; joining; entry; adherence
middle of the night; dead of night
finishing early (e.g. work, a game); entering elementary school a year earlier than others
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
exclusive; attached to; specialist
to take (be in) charge of
not necessarily so; is not always true
son and heir; son who will succeed one
regular customer; valued client
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
have a good day; take care; see you
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
electricity; (electric) light
journal; magazine; periodical
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
quilt; bedspread; cover (for a kotatsu quilt); cloak; smock; second dyeing
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky