state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
physical examination; medical examination; health checkup; health screening
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
consequence; outcome; result; blame
woman; female; feminine gender
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to say; to tell; to state; to do
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
Hello Work; nickname for the Public Employment Security Office
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
downsizing by laying off part-time and temp. workers
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to be found; to be discovered
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
neighborhood council; neighbourhood council; residents' association; student council
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
(not) so much; (not) that much
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
expected date of confinement; expected delivery date (of a baby)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
feeling; sense; impression
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.)
hospital bed not fully covered by national health insurance; hospital bed incurring an extra charge