have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
resignation; acceptance; consolation
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
isn't it obvious?; that's common sense
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
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
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
searching for someone; search for a missing person
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
tsk-tsk (used to indicate that someone is mistaken); tut-tut
to not take seriously; to take lightly
otaku; geek; nerd; enthusiast
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to face; to go towards; to head towards
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
don't you think?; indicates question
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out