this is why; this means; it is the case that
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
Sorry to impose but ...; Excuse me but ...
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
outsider; someone outside of a group
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
fluent (in a language); flowing
automated response; autoresponse; autoreply
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
nil return; nothing offered (e.g. in wage negotiations)
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
sorry; excuse me; thank you
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)