time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
how; in what way; by what means
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to serve; to work for; to attend
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
is that so?; I see; right; oh
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
please (give me); please (do for me)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; stigma
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
sacred teachings (esp. of Confucius); Confucianism; Christianity; Buddhism