dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
curious; strange; unusual
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to not believe one's ears
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)