front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
number one; first; best; most; game; round
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
reality; actuality; hard fact
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
in this way; thus; such; uh...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
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
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
now; the present time; just now; another; more
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
meaning; significance; sense
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch