soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
that day; the very same day
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
evening; night; nighttime
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
with a start; with a jump
to invite in; to show someone in
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
although I say; although one might say; although called
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
keeping things tidy and in order
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
himself; yourself; herself
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
resentment; indignation; anger
instability; insecurity; crankiness
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed