to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
in comparison to; rather than
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
changing clothes; change of clothes
just because; even if; even though
discipline; punishment; reprimand
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
if it is the case that ...
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to have a talk; to tell a story
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
hello; good day; good afternoon
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
assortment; product lineup
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
as before; as ever; as it was originally
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch