very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
company president; manager; director
story; tale; talk; discussion
electrocardiograph; ECG; EKG
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
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
illegal; illicit; unlawful
construction; architecture (of buildings)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
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
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
please; somehow or other; one way or another
in the same manner as before; the same as always
transactions; dealings; business
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...