to jar; to creak; to grate
being somewhat excited (agitated)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
president's office; director's office
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
chair; stool; post; office; position
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
originally; by nature; from the start
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
time; hour; season; time of the year
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
manner of using one's hands
riding together; riding with
something like ...; something called ...
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
proposal; offer; request; application
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to have a talk; to tell a story
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn