lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
tall, lanky person; bean pole; tall and thin; tall and lanky
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
coffee (hot, as opposed to iced)
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
and; thereupon; because of that
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
main question; real issue at hand
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; (lit.) cat tongue
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
story; tale; talk; discussion
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
not worth considering; out of the question
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately