task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
rebellious phase; rebellious age
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
(some) more; even more; longer; further
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
name; given name; first name
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday