these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
beyond this point; from now on; after this
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
current; hip; trendy; fashionable; stylish
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
selection; choice; option
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
pupil; student; schoolchild
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
in that way; like that; that way
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
hard worker; hardworking person
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
cutting an alcoholic beverage (usu. whisky or shōchū); diluting an alcoholic beverage; cut drink; diluted drink; watered-down drink
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
feeling; sense; impression
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort