I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
honour; honor; glory; privilege
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
time; hour; period; class
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
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
have a good day; take care; see you
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
bento; Japanese box lunch
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
female company president; female CEO
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
strength; power; proficiency; ability
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
make no progress; remain unsettled
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
genuine article; real thing; real deal
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; close; beside; third person
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)