work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
caller; visitor; company; guest
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
should; must; -able; probably; likely
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
that; the matter in question
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
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
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
how many people; a number of people
two persons; two people; pair; couple
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
instant; moment; for an instant
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...