hello; good day; good afternoon
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
at work; in the midst of work; working
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
the same as something was reputed to be
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
dealing with; coping with
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
need; want; necessity; expenses; cost
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
high-quality goods; choice goods
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
being too late; losing one's final chance
in order to be(come)...; since it amounts to...; since it is advantageous to...
coming out; emerging; being born into (a certain family); being a native of (a particular place)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
everything; anything; nothing