thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
company president; manager; director
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
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...
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
teacher; instructor; professor
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
finding employment; getting a job
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
pleasant feeling; good vibes
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature