to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
use; utilization; utilisation; application
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
harassment (esp. in workplace); bullying; discrimination
on the occasion of; at the time of
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
unconditionally; as a rule
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
for example; for instance; e.g.
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with
how; in what way; by what means
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to ask a question; to ask questions
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
that is to say; so that means
considerably; fairly; quite
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations