to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
at least; at most; (even) just
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
working adult; full-fledged member of society
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
hey there; I say; see here
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to shout (in anger); to yell
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to laugh at someone scornfully; to scoff at