no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
first thing in the morning
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
morning; forenoon; just before noon
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
no!; no no!; no, not at all
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
then; well; so; well then
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
called; known as; that; to say
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
at once; immediately; right now
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
this; our; right; justice; checking account
(large) building; public building; hall
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
last night; yesterday evening
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to