dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
interruption; suspension; break
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to pedal a bicycle; to ride a bicycle; to cycle; to bike
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
tendency; trend; inclination
the same kind; accomplice; partner
adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
decently; gracefully; plausibly; politely; tactfully; discreetly
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
reading but not responding to a text message (in a chat application); leaving (someone) on read
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
weak child; frail child; gangly child
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion; best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to