something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
had better ...; had better not ...
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
at work; in the midst of work; working
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
Aomori (city, prefecture)
only; merely; but; no more than
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
materials; data; document
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
pointing out; identification
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
business practice; business method; commerce; commercial law
(Japanese) Civil Proceedings Act (1890, revised in 1926)