you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
start of work; commencement; opening
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
change of job; change of occupation; career change
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
Buddhist (household) altar
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
without; but if; otherwise; or else
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
nothing but; except; no more than
although I say; although one might say; although called
honorific/polite/humble prefix
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (in Okinawa)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
Buddhist memorial service
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...