matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
commitment; pledge; promise
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
upper floor (of a building)
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
free (of charge); gratuitous
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)