coming and going; commuting
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
timewise; temporal; chronal
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
in a little bit; after a short while
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
title of honour; title of honor
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
unkindness; unfriendliness
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
which is which; one or the other
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
communication skills; communication ability
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
sharp sighted; easily awakened
being left out; being ostracized
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to exclude; to leave out (of conversations, etc.); to freeze out; to send to Coventry
don't worry; there's no need to worry
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
virtue; charm; merit; good point
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
generously; liberally; magnanimously
to write incorrectly; to miswrite; to spoil (e.g. a letter) due to writing mistakes; to ruin; to make a mess of
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
deep psyche; unconscious mind; depth psychology