to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
company; corporation; workplace
business; trade; operations; sales
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
the other day; lately; recently
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
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; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
adds force or indicates command
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
no!; no no!; no, not at all
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
bad back; spineless person
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
honorific/polite/humble prefix
piece; fragment; one (object)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement