interviewer (for job, school, etc. interviews)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
all companies; each company
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
such; like that; that sort of; very
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that