at work; in the midst of work; working
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
same; similar; (just) like; equal
being independent; becoming independent; standing on one's own feet (without the use of crutches, etc.)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
evening meal; dinner; supper
inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand
to make coffee; to brew coffee
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
a long, long time ago; very long ago
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
influence; effect; impact
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
pardon me for leaving (first)
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
leaflet; flyer; scattering; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
being on duty; person on duty; one's turn
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
ginger (Zingiber officinale)