indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
complexity; frequency; trouble; traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character
document; official papers
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
news; word; tidings; omen
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
shallot (Allium ascalonicum); eschalot; scallion
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
seventh day of the month; seven days
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
company director; board member
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass (of time); to elapse
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
company president; manager; director
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic