-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
section manager; section chief
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
had better ...; had better not ...
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
(work) performance evaluation; performance review; efficiency rating
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
assessment; rating; grade; evaluation
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
how; in what way; circumstances
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
a question of whether or not someone should resign
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
poop; faeces; feces; crap; trash; garbage
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
junior high school student; middle school pupil
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to