to grumble; to gripe; to complain
teaching assistant; TA; technology assessment; TA; terminal adapter; TA
(switched) on; being on the green (of one's ball)
outsider; someone outside of a group
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
patient; unhurried; leisurely
to talk to oneself; to mutter
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
large utensil stand (tea ceremony)
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
good policy; wise policy; best plan
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
rush (of people or activity); rush (sudden forward motion); rush hour; rushes; dailies
(short) rest; breather; break
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
what time; (lit.) which hour
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
(turned out) all right in the end
rather; sooner; preferably
entering a store; entering a restaurant; becoming an employee of a store; starting to work at a store; opening up a shop (in a department store, etc.)
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
giving up; quitting; surrendering
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
apropos of nothing; to change the subject
confidence; trust; faith; credit
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging