to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
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
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you