but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
secretary (government); director; chief
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
bringing; taking; carrying
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
offender; criminal; culprit
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
any; at all; in the least; even in a slight degree; ever
integrated circuit; IC; interchange
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
telephone call; telephone (device)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to gather; to collect; to assemble
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
per person; per capita; per head
100,000; hundred thousand
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty