to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
such; like that; that sort of; very
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
company president; manager; director
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
how; in what way; how about
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
persistence; single-mindedness
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
that's the way it is; such is life
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
older sister; elder sister
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise