good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
honorific/polite/humble prefix
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
please (give me); please (do for me)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
training; drill; practice; discipline
interview (e.g. for a job)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
company; corporation; workplace
job hunting; job searching
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh