you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
what kind of business; what sort of matter
don't you think?; indicates question
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
head of a monastic institution; abbot; prior; abbess; prioress; mother superior
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
meditation; contemplation
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
incompetent; have no merit
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
evening; last night; yesterday evening
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
in this manner; in this way; like this
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
basis; foundation; grounds; authority