close; intimate; on good terms
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
not caring; not giving a damn
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
had better ...; had better not ...
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
business world; business circles; (the) industry
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
talking while standing; standing around talking
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
to gather; to collect; to assemble
so; therefore; and; (and) then
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to