recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
individual; private person; personal; private
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to be silent; to say nothing
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
kitchen; financial situation
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
living room (Western style); sitting room
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
cooking; food preparation
weak point; unskillfulness
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
while; during (the time when)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important