to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
intelligence gathering; information gathering
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
regret; repentance; remorse
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
every evening; night after night
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
second (unit of time); arc second
one's post; place of work; workplace
to live; to make a living; to get on with
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be