simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
how long; how far; how much
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
ago; since; before; previous
senior high school; high school
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
application form (esp. job application)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement