Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
than; from; out of; except; but; more
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
branch office; agency; sub-branch
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
Shima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
just a minute; small quantity
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all