earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
a certain somebody; you-know-who
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
maid; helper; help; assistance