finding employment; getting a job
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
beyond this point; from now on; after this
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
telephone made from two cans and a piece of string
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump