I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
order-taking; salesperson
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
declaration; proclamation; announcement
self-service drink area in a restaurant (incl. soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.)
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
button (clothing); push-button
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
sorry; excuse me; thank you
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
as usual; as is one's habit
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to need; to call for; to require
Japan Current; Kuroshio Current
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to hand over; to surrender
out-of-office notification (email)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light