harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
sorry; excuse me; thank you
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
ago; since; before; previous
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
considerably; fairly; quite
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
feeling; sense; impression
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous