long ago; already; a long time ago
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
planning; project; plan; design
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to grumble; to make difficulties
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
striking; remarkable; considerable
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to be needed; to be wanted
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
never mind!; don't worry about it
you (plural); all of you; you all
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest