you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to take over; to hand over
training period; residency (esp. medical); internship
due form; official; formality
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
adds force or indicates command
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
so; like this; in this way
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
ahead; before; the future
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
opening and shutting; opening and closing
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
customer traffic; customers; custom
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)