Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
first meeting; first interview with
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
since when; from when; how long
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to subsist; to keep on living
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
police; police officer; police station
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)