interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
honor; honour; credit; prestige
company; corporation; workplace
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
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
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
the other day; lately; recently
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to forget to put in; to leave out
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
enlightened generation; millennial generation lacking ambition and material desire
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach