to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to raise one's voice; to shout
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
adds force or indicates command
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
home delivery (of food); outside catering
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
year in, year out; always; 24-7
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
rest; break; recess; intermission
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry