to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
absence due to illness; sick leave
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to help each other; to cooperate
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
inattention; absent-mindedness
indescribable; having no way to express
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
sender; consignor; remitter
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
orders; instructions; directive; command
in the same manner as before; the same as always
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
no!; no no!; no, not at all
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
otherwise; if not; or else
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
not yet known; unknown; strange
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers