to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
meaning; significance; sense
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to apologize; to apologise
consequence; outcome; result; blame
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to see through; to see the true nature of something
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
for example; for instance; e.g.
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
hereabouts; around there; that area
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
degree of familiarity; popularity
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
alone; by oneself; on one's own
any more; any further; any better; any longer
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner