by today; before the day is over
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
speech; expression; wording; language
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
basket; basketball; basket cloth
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
caller; visitor; company; guest
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
standing at attention; standing stiffly upright
to stand on ceremony; to stiffen up (the nerves); to be tense
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
calm; composed; cool; quiet
the lower classes; the common people
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
superior; superiors; senior
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
nervousness; oversensitivity
to offend someone; to give offence; to hurt someone's feelings