this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
slump in publishing; publishing recession
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
Hello Work (official nickname for the Public Employment Security Office)
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
middle of the night; dead of night
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
yen (currency of Japan); circle
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
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)
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly