to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
sharp sighted; easily awakened
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
superiority complex; sense of superiority
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
head (of a Japanese pipe, i.e. the bowl and shank); neck; head
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to be transparent; to show through
in proportion to; just as much as
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to toady; to be obsequious
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
three-digit number; hundreds column
in succession; one after another
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
one's share; one's portion
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate