everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
all present; all concerned; all of us
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
suffix for familiar person
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
name; given name; first name
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
headquarters; head office; main office
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
nothing but; except; no more than
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust