time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
branch manager; manager of a branch office
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
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
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
inspector; examiner; auditor
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
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
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
materials; data; document
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
principal occupation; core business
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
several years; a few years
poor business performance; economic slump
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red