from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
Vaisravana (guardian god of Buddhism)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
trouble; bother; annoyance
office hours; business hours; working hours
normal duties; (one's) regular work
sales; selling; marketing
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
prohibition; inhibition; ban
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to quit one's job; to resign
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)