deputy director; assistant director; vice director; deputy general manager; assistant general manager; vice (general) manager
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
school building; schoolhouse
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
now that you say that; now that you mention it
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to feel; to sense; to experience
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly