last position; previous job; predecessor
ago; since; before; previous
individual; private person; personal; private
company; corporation; workplace
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
connection; link; relationship
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
when it becomes; when it comes to
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
lately; recently; nowadays
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
knowing; (an) acquaintance
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
fourth day of the month; four days
ministry proper; home office; head office; this ministry; this department
dubious document; anonymous document containing defamatory statements