you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
than; from; out of; except; but; more
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
myself; yourself; I; me; you
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
book; volume; this; present; main; head
number of copies; circulation
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to gather; to collect; to assemble
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work