to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
disputed territory; conflict area
instability; insecurity; crankiness
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
karōshi; death from overwork
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
immorality; injustice; adultery; illicit relationship; murdering one's teacher or a government official (one of the eight unpardonable crimes)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
scene; spectacle; sight; view
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis
something like ...; something called ...
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?