busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
that; the matter in question
clearing one's throat; cough
to put on airs; to assume importance
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to push aside; to brush aside
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
abduction and confinement (esp. unlawful)
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
nostril; nostrils; naris; nares
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
otherwise; or else; if not
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through