worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to congratulate; to celebrate
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
of course; certainly; naturally
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
unexpected meeting; coincidence
together; at the same time; same; identical
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
whispering into a person's ear
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)