company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
one thing or another; this and that; something or another
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
such; this sort of; like this
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
coquettish; teasing; mischievous; devilish
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
beginning; outset; first; onset
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
hostility; antagonism; opposition
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
extremely; very; really; super; so
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting