severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
finding employment; getting a job
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
serious; not joking; straight
such a thing; something like that
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
well known; well connected
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
finance-related; financial
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery