to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
study; research; investigation
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
wise saying; famous saying
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
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)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do