contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
slow to act; slow in starting work
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
please (give me); please (do for me)
as stated; verbatim; literally
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
I see; that's right; indeed
intelligence gathering; information gathering
manipulation of information; spin
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
place; position; location; position; standing; status
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
caller; visitor; company; guest
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
honorific/polite/humble prefix
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)