and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
on duty; at work; while working
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
almost; roughly; approximately
together; at the same time; same; identical
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
how; in what way; by what means
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
serious; not joking; straight
hello; good day; good afternoon