thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
"professional name" used by hostesses and geisha
cool; stylish; awesome; sick; sweet; dope
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
self-consciousness; self-awareness
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
but; however; provided that
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
chilly; unpleasantly cold
polish; improvement; burnishing
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to take into consideration; to use one's discretion
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")