reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
until now; so far; up to the present
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
foreign; abroad; overseas
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
duty; function; office; mission; task
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
overseas assignment; overseas posting
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
form; shape; figure; visage
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind