yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
dry riverbed; river beach
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
vice-chief; vice-director; assistant director; deputy manager
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
muddy water; red-light district
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nothing but; except; no more than
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
recommendation; referral; endorsement
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
settlement of accounts; closing accounts; financial results; reporting (of accounts)
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red