head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
sitting down; sitting up; sit!
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; charm; appeal
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
keen eye; sharp eye; keen insight; keen perception
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
suffix for familiar person
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
trivial; not amounting to much
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
samurai's compassion; samurai-like mercy
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
it seems so; that's what it looks like