look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
serious; not joking; straight
impossible; unlikely; improbable
such; this sort of; like this
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
trouble; bother; annoyance
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
small token of one's sentiments; just slightly; only a bit
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
loveable; very likeable; like very much
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
now; the present time; just now; another; more
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
conviction; belief; confidence
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion