tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
damage (esp. financial) caused by harmful rumours or misinformation (rumors)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
failure; mistake; blunder
receptionist; reception woman
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to lie down; to throw oneself down
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
one's habitual behaviour (behavior)
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
early unofficial job offer; informal promise of employment
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
one-by-one; separately; in detail
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words