last week; the week before
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
chit; sales slip; voucher
account book; ledger; register
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
office job; clerical work
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
all sorts of; all kinds of
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
to comfort; to console; to amuse
warm and snug; soft and comfortable
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
probability; likelihood; chances
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
simply; merely; only; solely
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
connection; link; relationship
firm; strong; solid; stable
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
arranging in a line; standing in a row; parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
just now; at this moment; at this point of time