to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
all you want; as much as one wants
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
number of persons; personnel
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
that's true; of course; obviously
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
executive meeting; meeting of the board of directors
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
pessimism; disappointment
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
trendy; in; now; currently at ...; now doing ...; in the middle of ...
young; youth; young person
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
go that far; to that extent
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
don't worry about it; forget about it
meanwhile; in the meantime
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach