he; she; that person; (arch.) you
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to telephone; to make a phone call
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
at that time; in those days
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
go that far; to that extent
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
clearing one's throat; cough
with a start; with a jump
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
last night; yesterday evening
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
editor (in publishing, etc.)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
I see; that's right; indeed
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
junior high school student; middle school pupil