to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
the other day; a few days ago
absence; disregard; indifference
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
chief; main; principal; important
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to apologize; to apologise
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
pregnancy; conception; gestation
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin
way one walks; one's walk
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps