(your) daughter; young woman
coherence; order; focus; point
caller; visitor; company; guest
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
tune (melody, piece of music)
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
such; this sort of; like this
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
somehow; for some reason or other
taste; liking; preference
presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to apologize; to apologise
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
simply; merely; only; solely
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
active; dynamic; energetic
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light