to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
beef tongue (a specialty of Sendai); ox tongue
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
at once; immediately; right now
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to face; to go towards; to head towards
family; members of a family
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
answering machine; answerphone
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
within; inside of; less than
verbal message; word (from someone)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
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?
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way