business; trade; operations; sales
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
occupational therapist; OT; overtime; Old Testament
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
forcibly; against one's will
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
it is I who should say so
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
Amitabha's Pure Land; Sukhavati
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
boundary; (nuclear) criticality; critical (mass, pressure, temperature, state, point, etc.)
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
time; hour; period; class
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)