business trip; official trip
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to ask; to enquire; to query
serious look (on one's face); straight face
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
club activities; extracurricular activities
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
rather; better; instead; if anything
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
having no hobbies; lacking interests; humdrum; tasteless; prosaic; vulgar
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
feeling; sense; impression
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each