honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
lately; recently; these days
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
it is I who should say so
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; field inspection (e.g. in architecture, building)
another kind; different kind; distinct species
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; trivial (e.g. scheme); transparent; trifling (e.g. matter)
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
neurosis; nervous breakdown; mental problem; identity crisis; obsession
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
to number more than ten; to be numerous
looking pale; looking unwell
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
arrival on scene; arrival on location
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
business district; office complex
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
footbridge; pedestrian bridge; pedestrian overpass
roadside trees; row of trees
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
juvenile classification home; juvenile detention facility