as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
period of time; time slot; time zone
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
one person; another name; nickname; alias
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
every person; each one; everybody
the other day; lately; recently
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
to unfold; to unroll; to open
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
five (long cylindrical things)