thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
fax; facsimile; fax machine
waiting for the traffic lights to change
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
black lustre; black luster
display window; shop window; store window
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
foreign (product, esp. agricultural); of foreign manufacture
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
present (brought by a visitor); gift
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
base (military, expedition, etc.)
to not believe one's ears
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to mind; to care; to worry
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
greeting; a fine thing to say
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
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an issue being settled; a case being closed
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid