serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
this (very thing); this precisely
traditional; conventional
impassioned speech; fervent speech
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
hey there; I say; see here
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
putting into operation; invocation
period of time; time slot; time zone
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
school building; schoolhouse
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
one-ring scam; one ring; disconnecting a call after one ring has gone through
society; the world; the times
not necessarily so; is not always true
resignation (from a position)
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
death by hanging (punishment in the ritsuryō system)
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; audio component system; stereo component system
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation