company; corporation; workplace
glacial period; glacial epoch; glacial era; tough period; drought (of opportunities, jobs, etc.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
myself; yourself; I; me; you
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
period of poor employment opportunities; job drought; (lit.) employment ice age
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
finding employment; getting a job
irregular employment; non-fulltime employment; non-regular; irregular; subnormal (number); denormal
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
honorific/polite/humble prefix
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!