for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
really; truly; indeed; good grief
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
I see; that's right; indeed
intending to persuade someone and instead being persuaded oneself; going for wool and coming home shorn; the biter bit; (lit.) the mummy hunter himself becomes a mummy
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
than; from; out of; except; but; more
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
right beside; close to; nearby
(department) store; (department) stores
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
alone; by oneself; on one's own
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
patient's condition; pathology
suitable; satisfactory; desirable
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
department store; department
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
originally; by nature; from the start
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper