to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
minimum; at the very least
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
proposal; proposition; suggestion
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
should; must; -able; probably; likely
family; members of a family
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs