lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
while; during; while; although; all; both
filing a (criminal) complaint; reporting a crime
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
petition; complaint; (legal) brief
mass communication; mass media
all companies; each company
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to lay aside; to set aside
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
junior high school student; middle school pupil
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
immediately; right away; on the spot
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
nest-building; making a hive, web, den, etc.
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
in that manner; like that
assertion; declaration; affirmation
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")