progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to be worried; to be troubled
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
open; spacious; extensive
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
surely; certainly; without doubt
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
though; notwithstanding; although
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
not worth considering; out of the question
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
God; god; ace; king; superior person
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly