busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
although I say; although one might say; although called
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
just managing; with great difficulty
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
(I) won't (say) anything no matter what (expression is followed by negative verb relating to say, answer, etc.) to not (tell) even under any threat
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to manage a state; to govern a country
exemplar; model; example; pattern
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
name; given name; first name
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to trample flat; to beat a path
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly