to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
at work; in the midst of work; working
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
failure; mistake; blunder
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
really; truly; indeed; good grief
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
two persons; two people; pair; couple
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
whispering into a person's ear
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
what time; (lit.) which hour
absentmindedly; dazedly; vaguely
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
alone; by oneself; on one's own
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to look away; to turn away
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)