thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
to live; to make a living; to get on with
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
virtue; charm; merit; good point
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to face; to go towards; to head towards
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to be conspicuous; to stand out
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
originally; by nature; from the start
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
don't worry about it; forget about it
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross