soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
honorific/polite/humble prefix
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
as (for); for; in the capacity of
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
your husband; her husband
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
department store; department
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
no!; no no!; no, not at all
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
in that way; thus; so; so?
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me