to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
being on duty; person on duty; one's turn
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
dispute; argument; contention
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
long time; long interval; for quite some time
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
dismissal notice; pink slip (US)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; the first of the month
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)