expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
natural airhead; person prone to making silly mistakes
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to face; to go towards; to head towards
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
since when; from when; how long
how long; how far; how much
relatively; comparatively
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")