to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
labor; labour; exertion; diligent service
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
government office; public office
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
the socially vulnerable; the weak of society; socially disadvantaged people
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
results; record; grades; marks
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
barely; just; narrowly; with difficulty
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
long ago; a long time ago; already
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
that's the way it is; such is life
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
instant; moment; for an instant
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
consistent; unchanging from beginning to end