the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
Darjeeling (tea); Darjeeling (India); Darjiling
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
person being waited for; person who waits
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
corpulence; fatness; obesity
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
man; male; masculine gender
living thing; living creature; animal; life
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
word; term; language; speech
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
your husband; her husband
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!