one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
trivial; not amounting to much
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
one's post; place of work; workplace
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
written explanation; written apology
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
name; given name; first name
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
place; situation; position; location
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
at once; immediately; right now
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
environmental impact assessment
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; METI
leadership; initiative; spearhead
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also