a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
the times; the world; society
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to shut (someone) out; to leave out; to freeze out; to exclude; to ostracize; to give the cold shoulder
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
occurrence; happening; incident; event
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
interview (e.g. for a job)
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know