ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
use; utilization; utilisation; application
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
clearing one's throat; cough
story; tale; talk; discussion
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
honorific/polite/humble prefix
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to have the privilege of doing
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
audio system; audio equipment
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
patent; special permission; licence (license); proprietary
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
section manager; section chief
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant