finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
this and that; one thing or another
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
such; like that; that sort of; very
job hunting; job searching
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
university student; college student
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
conversely; on the contrary
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to go downhill; to go down a slope