so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
in the meanwhile; during the time
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to subsist; to keep on living
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
attendance; presence; appearance
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
nice; good; well-executed
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to bring; to take; to bring about
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to be helpful; to be useful
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)