worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
no!; no no!; no, not at all
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to gather; to collect; to assemble
reality; actuality; hard fact
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
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.)
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
while; during; while; although; all; both
all present; all concerned; all of us
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long