counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
economics department; economics school
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
study; diligence; discount; reduction
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
February; second month of the lunar calendar
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
golden child; promising young talent; (lit.) gold egg; golden egg; gold mine; cash cow
two classes; double; two sets
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine