I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
company; corporation; workplace
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
company president; manager; director
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
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?
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
one day; (on) a certain day
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
each time it happens; at all such times
to attempt; to test; to try out
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
wherein; therein; thereinto
failure; mistake; blunder
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
when it becomes; when it comes to
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage