only; merely; nothing but; no more than
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
regret; repentance; remorse
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
carefree; relaxed; comfortable; at one's ease
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
now; the present time; just now; another; more
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
honorific/polite/humble prefix
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
suffix for familiar person
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
practice game; practice match
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way