previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
development (of land); preparation (e.g. of ground for housing); reclamation; creation
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
thereupon; shortly thereafter
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
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
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
being too late; losing one's final chance
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
headquarters; head office; main office
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
what do you want?; can I help you?
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
several minutes; a few minutes
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat