you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
myself; yourself; I; me; you
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
number of copies; circulation
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
case; occasion; situation; circumstances