to this extent; to this degree; this much
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to hunt for a job; to seek employment
again (and again); once again; yet again
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
simply put; putting it simply; in short
clinic; medical office; infirmary
infection; contagion; becoming infected
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
service business (hotel, restaurant, entertainment); service industry
wherein; therein; thereinto
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
old body; aged person; elderly person
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
to happen to meet; to come across
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
hard (life); tough (world)
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
to frolic about; to mess around
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
favorite; favourite; habitually used
common people; ordinary people; masses
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence; something consumed for taste or stimulant effect rather than nourishment
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)