duty; function; office; mission; task
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
clerk; (bureau, post-office) staff
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
arrogant; haughty; stuck-up; arrogant bastard; snob
to throw one's chest out; to hold one's head high
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
tern (esp. the common tern, Sterna hirundo)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
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
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
in the same way as; just like
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
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
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid