to ask a question; to ask questions
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to serve; to work for; to attend
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
as you can imagine; as imagined
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to establish; to formulate
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to run around; to bustle about
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
by myself; in person; by oneself
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that