sorry; excuse me; thank you
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady
piece of evidence; evidence
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
administrator; director; commissioner
business; work; operations; service; duties
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
(another's) daughter; young lady
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the other day; a few days ago
greeting; a fine thing to say
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
same; similar; (just) like; equal
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and