and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
had better ...; had better not ...
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to leave as it is; to defer
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
one daughter; eldest daughter; first-born daughter
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
absence; disregard; indifference
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to turn someone down (on some pretext) without offending them; to refuse gracefully; to decline politely
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
minute adjustment; fine tuning
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
how long; how much; to what extent
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety