caller; visitor; company; guest
even though; despite; when
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
treatment (of a person); dealing with
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
older sister; elder sister
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
corridor; hallway; passageway
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
light; faint; pale; fleeting
person being waited for; person who waits
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
prefix for forming ordinal numbers