excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to mix; to stir; to blend
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
within; inside of; less than
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
the original; original copy; script
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to become possible; to become able to (do)
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
to start working; to take action
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
finally; in the end; on top of all that
final month of pregnancy; month in which childbirth is due
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
living room (Western style); sitting room
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic