pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
general manager; director-general
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
enterprise; business; company; corporation
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
such; like that; that sort of; very
unsung hero; person who does a thankless task
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
samurai receiving this much rice as a fee; offering of rice cake containing this much rice; person receiving this amount of money as a salary
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
(bank) president; greenroom manager (in a theater)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty