bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
cruelty; hard-heartedness
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
commitment; pledge; promise
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
good humour (humor); good mood
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to rank next to; to come after
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
of great promise; with a promising future
older brother; elder brother
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
besides; in addition; also; moreover
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
good-looking; fair; beautiful
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
just now; at this moment; at this point of time