trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
consequence; outcome; result; blame
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
English proficiency test (esp. the STEP test)
class-A; A class; A grade
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
your husband; her husband
honorific/polite/humble prefix
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in the meanwhile; during the time
two persons; two people; pair; couple
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
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)