busy; hurried; confused; flurried
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
illegal channel; back channel; black market
medicine manufacture; drug manufacture
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
to feel oneself indebted to
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
whispering; murmuring; subdued
workload; quantity of work; work rate; units produced
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
estimate (of costs); budget
obtaining agreement by consultation; matters settled in an interview
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
secret; private; surreptitious
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date