to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
serious; not joking; straight
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
lately; recently; nowadays
senior high school student
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
feeling; sense; impression
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
employer's house; master's house
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
tension; mental strain; nervousness
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
woman; female; feminine gender
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
preface; introduction; preamble
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
please (give me); please (do for me)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all