minimum; at the very least
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
calm before a storm; lull before the storm
customer traffic; customers; custom
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
belief; faith; conviction
to have a meal; to take a meal
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow
screaming (vocal technique); shouting
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
going home from work; on the way home from work
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to have a flag set (indicates the setting of a variable that determines, for example, how a game will end)
number-withheld phone calls
answering machine; answerphone
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
way; method; means; (technical) specification
early closing; finishing (work) early
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
transfer; switching over; money transfer (usu. between accounts held by the same person); postal transfer
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing