top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
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...
future (usually near); prospects
(having great) expectation; pinning one's hopes on
in this way; thus; such; uh...
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
host club; club that provides male company for female customers
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
than; from; out of; except; but; more
now; the present time; just now; another; more
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
adds force or indicates command
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something