to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
terrain; geographical features; topography
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
8th day of the month; eight days
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
vertical take-off and landing; VTOL
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
family-owned company; family business
management; administration; operation
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to spread; to be propagated
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
minimum; at the very least
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
the front; honest; upright; decent
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
prejudice; bias; distorted view
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
town; city; municipal; urban
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
smuggling oneself into a country; illegal immigration
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily