spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
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...
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
posterity; future life; life to come
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
number one; first; best; most; game; round
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
of course; certainly; naturally
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
story; tale; talk; discussion
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
I see; that's right; indeed
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
department (faculty) of literature
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
secretariat; executive office
to say; to be called; to do
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)