office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
getting an advance (on one's salary)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to watch over; to watch attentively
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
property; fortune; assets
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
dated; date; fixed; external
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
forcibly; against one's will
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all