to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
suffix for familiar person
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
foreign; abroad; overseas
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to grow up; to become an adult
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
in that way; thus; so; so?
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
business trip; official trip
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
first thing in the morning
sending a manuscript to the printer; receiving a manuscript from the author
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
Shima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
business; trade; operations; sales
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah