what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
planning; project; plan; design
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
one's post; place of work; workplace
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
question; inquiry; enquiry
meaning; significance; sense
to have meaning; to be meaningful
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to reflect; to muse; to ruminate
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to think constantly about; to dwell on
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to ask a question; to ask questions
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
very; much; greatly; a lot of
having a romantic interest; (lit.) having a pulse
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness