just a minute; small quantity
throughput; processing power
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
highest grade; superlative degree
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to apologize; to apologise
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
a few years ago; some years back
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
not caring; not giving a damn
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)