excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
company president; manager; director
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
of course; certainly; naturally
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
general meeting of stockholders
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky