hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
company president; manager; director
memories; recollections; reminiscence
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
God; god; ace; king; superior person
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
remote mountain; mountain recesses
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
woman; female; feminine gender
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)