busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to move around; to move about; to get around
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
succession; continuation; series; sequence
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
clerk; office worker; office staff
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
vestments worn by priests and attendants (Shinto, Christian, etc.)
mixing and matching (clothes, accessories, etc.); wearing of an item of clothing in many different combinations
to carry around; to carry on one's person
of course; certainly; naturally
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
asymmetry; dissymmetry; unsymmetry
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
sorry; excuse me; thank you
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!