be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
how many people; a number of people
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
nursing-care insurance system
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
all; entire; whole; altogether
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
just because; even if; even though
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)