thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to begin talking; to open up
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
previous engagement; prior contract
sharing; division; draw; tie
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
be (that) as it may; having said that
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
calling by name; designation; nomination
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
to keep in mind; to memorize
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
trouble; quarrel; dispute
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to incur someone's enmity
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
management; administration; operation
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start