acquaintance; friend; familiar face
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
don't you think?; indicates question
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
estate sale; estate liquidation
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to check; to stop; to keep back
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
cloth (for Japanese clothes); kimono fabrics; textile; silk fabrics
company; corporation; workplace
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous