busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to call each other; to call out to one another
when it becomes; when it comes to
in the same manner as before; the same as always
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
of course; certainly; naturally
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to read the situation; to sense the mood
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
bento; Japanese box lunch
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to have meaning; to be meaningful
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; loosely (hanging); limply
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current