female office worker; office lady; OL
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
adds force or indicates command
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
call; summons; convening; convocation
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
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
how; in what way; how about
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.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
in that way; thus; so; so?
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more