same trade; same business; same profession
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
scenery; scene; landscape
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
brain work; mental work; nonmanual labor
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
thought; consideration; thinking
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to give guidance; to explain clearly; to admonish; to preach
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to feel deeply ashamed (of)
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous