to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
one's post; place of work; workplace
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
bye-bye; goodbye; saying goodbye; parting
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh