sorry; excuse me; thank you
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
leader of a charge; first to arrive
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
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
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
IC card; smart card; chip card
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
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
business; trade; operations; sales
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)