to talk; to chat; to chatter
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
tendency; trend; inclination
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
in that manner; like that
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
at work; in the midst of work; working
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
club activities; extracurricular activities
getting an advance (on one's salary)
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
all; entire; whole; altogether
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
store interior; inside of a shop
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
store; shop; establishment; restaurant