it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
piece; fragment; one (object)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
reality; actuality; hard fact
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
company; corporation; workplace
company president; manager; director
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
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
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
two persons; two people; pair; couple
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)