duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
flour; meal; powder; dust
suffix for familiar person
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
door; gate; opening; title page
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
beyond this point; from now on; after this
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
room that is forbidden to enter; locked room; unopened room
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
author; writer; novelist; artist
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like