impossible to do (although wants to)
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
match; game; bout; contest
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
straightforwardly; being outspoken
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
even so; anyhow; at any rate
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
it's no joke; gimme a break!
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
drinking habits; drunken behavior; drunken behaviour
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
boisterously; roughly; briskly
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow