chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
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
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
study; research; investigation
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
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
in person; personally; directly
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
have a good day; take care; see you
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?