serious; not joking; straight
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
after school (at the end of the day)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to sweat and slave; to toil away
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
and yet; though; when; in spite of
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
adds force or indicates command
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to forget to put in; to leave out
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)