look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to have a talk; to tell a story
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
progress; being under way
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
question; inquiry; enquiry
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
please (give me); please (do for me)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to shout (in anger); to yell
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to be a matter of life or death
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to prevent; to take precautions
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to collect; to assemble; to gather
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
lacking potential for advancement; no-hoper
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
honorific/polite/humble prefix
the other day; a few days ago
to take (be in) charge of
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord