busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
admission ticket; entrance ticket; platform ticket; ticket allowing a non-traveller access to a railway station platform
elder sister; effeminate man
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
present; gift; to give a present or gift
high magnification (telescope, etc.); high power
black-market dealings; underhand transactions; shady trading; secret dealings; secret arrangement
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
considerably; fairly; quite
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
line; queue; procession; matrix
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable