first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
way (of doing); manner; method; means
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
of course; certainly; naturally
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
poor physical health; bad shape
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to be in danger of; to be liable to
psychiatry; psychiatric department
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
business trip; official trip
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
telephone call; telephone (device)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly