to talk; to chat; to chatter
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
one's post; place of work; workplace
tough; stiff; inflexible; obstinate; tired; worn out
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
woman; female; feminine gender
tendency; trend; inclination
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
quarrel; dispute; argument
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
that's the way it is; such is life
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to watch over; to watch attentively
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
presence; sitting with; being with
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
than; from; out of; except; but; more
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
hay fever; pollinosis (allergy to pollen)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)