springy (texture); doughy; elastic
sorry; excuse me; thank you
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady
piece of evidence; evidence
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
administrator; director; commissioner
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
(another's) daughter; young lady
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the other day; a few days ago
greeting; a fine thing to say
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
same; similar; (just) like; equal
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way