easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to read the situation; to sense the mood
interviewer (for job, school, etc. interviews)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to pick up; to find; to gather
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
small number; few; minority
addition; adding; supplement
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
study; diligence; discount; reduction
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to