(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
... years old; age (of) ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post