poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
doctor working in a hospital; physician working in public practice
university hospital; teaching hospital
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
invitation; introduction; temptation
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
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
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
don't you think?; indicates question
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
telephone call; telephone (device)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date