to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure
in person; personally; directly
this occasion; at this time; now
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
hanging in midair; suspended in midair; midair stunt; aerial stunt
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
presumption; assumption; estimation
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
difference; discrepancy; variation
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to have a comeback for every remark; to be always ready with excuses; to contradict everything
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
feelings; thoughts; meaning
questions and answers; dialogue
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
opinion in writing; written opinion; argument
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
when it becomes; when it comes to
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go