by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
home area; home town; local
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)