I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
performance of one's official duties
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
close; intimate; on good terms
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
heaven and earth; top and bottom
still (continuing); as ever; further
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
disagreeable; unpleasant; nasty; detestable; sarcastic; snide
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point