remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
story; tale; talk; discussion
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
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
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
all; entire; whole; altogether
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
such; this sort of; like this
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date