noon; midday; daytime; lunch
company; corporation; workplace
business; trade; operations; sales
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
so; like this; in this way
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
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
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!