to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
woman; female; feminine gender
to gather; to collect; to assemble
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
accounting; administration (of money)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future