to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
economical; efficient; lean; compact
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to speak; to hear a voice
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
bright red; crimson lotus flower
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
that's true; of course; obviously
at a young age; while still young
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
that is to say; so that means
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
bad debt; nonperforming loan
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
nonburnable garbage; nonflammables
meaning; significance; sense
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony