police; police officer; police station
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
have a good day; take care; see you
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
now; the present time; just now; another; more
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
(some) more; even more; longer; further
serious; severe; grave; acute
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
should; must; -able; probably; likely
if so; in that case; in that situation
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
chief of the general affairs department (bureau); chief of the executive section
arriving at work late as if one were an executive; (lit.) management attendance at work
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
bank; banking institution
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
one's house; one's home; one's family
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?