cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
minimum; at the very least
public order and morals; social standards; public policy
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
what do you want?; can I help you?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
please (give me); please (do for me)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
expression; look; countenance; face
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship