to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
sorry; excuse me; thank you
industrial physician; occupational health physician
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
outsourcing; subcontracting
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
suffix for familiar person
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
resident employee; local staff; representative of a local office; employee assigned to an office
family; members of a family
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January