to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
man; male; masculine gender
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
really; truly; indeed; good grief
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to sit for an examination
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less