sorry; excuse me; thank you
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
derby (horse race); Japan Derby; battle (for first place); competition; derby (match); local derby
business; trade; operations; sales
general manager; director-general
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
book; volume; this; present; main; head
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
company; corporation; workplace
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
office worker; salaried worker; white-collar worker
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk