office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
failure; mistake; blunder
how; in what way; how about
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
probability; likelihood; chances
how long; how far; how much
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
for this very reason; that is exactly why
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!