above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
business; trade; operations; sales
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
it's been a long time; long time no see
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
name; given name; first name
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to press a question; to cross-examine
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
rikka; formal style of ikebana
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
story; tale; talk; discussion
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly