employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
strongish; somewhat strong
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
a few years ago; some years back
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
imagination; supposition; guess
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
(police) detective; criminal matter
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
society; the world; the times
to be helpful; to be useful
two persons; two people; pair; couple
now; the present time; just now; another; more
business world; business circles; (the) industry
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
disabled person; handicapped person; person with a (physical or mental) disability
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
society; public; community; social studies
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)