no!; no no!; no, not at all
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
such; this sort of; like this
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
suffix for familiar person
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
at that time; in those days
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to accept; to receive; to agree
to set up shop; to open a store
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
meaning; significance; sense
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
have a good day; take care; see you
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice