I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy; lazy; careless; noncommittal
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
I see; that's right; indeed
had better ...; had better not ...
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
platoon commander; section commander
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
primary school; elementary school; grade school
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
as a child; when one was a child
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
every year; yearly; annually
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
such; like that; that sort of; very
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit