safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
company; corporation; workplace
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
company president; manager; director
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...
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration