here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
else; in addition; besides
choices; alternatives; options
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
company director; board member
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
study of foreign languages; linguistics
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
foreign; abroad; overseas
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
by myself; in person; by oneself
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
as (for); for; in the capacity of
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to concern; to be related
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial