commendation ceremony; award ceremony
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
one never knows (what will happen); there's no telling (what the future holds)
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
father; dad; husband; you; he
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
in spite of; regardless of
training (esp. in-service); induction course
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)
world; society; people; the public
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
honorific/polite/humble prefix
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
please (give me); please (do for me)