sorry; excuse me; thank you
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to blow off; to be blown off
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
functional beauty; beauty of function; simplicity and elegance of design
difficult to ...; hard to ...
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
going around; patrol; round; tour
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
pressure; oppression; suppression
reward; honorarium; remuneration
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound