to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
with a start; with a jump
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
radiant smile; contented smile
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
zero degrees (Celsius); freezing point; zero (on a scale)
business use; commercial use; professional use; industrial use
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
drop-by-drop; dripping; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion; sluggishly; dawdling
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
after that; afterwards; thereafter
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
business; trade; operations; sales
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
use; utilization; utilisation; application
office supplies; stationery
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently