office hours; business hours; working hours
outside of; not covered by
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to approach; to draw near
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
God; god; ace; king; superior person
news; word; tidings; omen
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to turn towards; to point
good humour (humor); good mood
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
treatment (of a person); dealing with
considerably; greatly; a lot
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
legal competency; criminal responsibility; ability to fulfil one's responsibilities; full accountability
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
one or two; a few; small number