to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)