indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
business; trade; operations; sales
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
section manager; section chief
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
until now; so far; up to the present
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
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)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
after all; because; but; even; too; as well