だの～だのN1
Reduplicated listing particle citing examples with a tone of complaint or exasperation ("what with X and Y and all that").
さて、来週なのですが、そちらに1週間出張することになりました。
By the way, I’ll be on a one-week business trip to your area next week.
ばかりだN3
Says a situation only keeps moving in one (usually worsening) direction, or that all that remains is one final step — 'keeps getting more and more…; all that's left is to…'.
前の仕事はデスクワークばかりで、一時は辞めようかと思ったほどでしたが、今はお客さんと話す機会も多く、とてもやりがいがあります。
My previous job was nothing but desk work, and at one point I even thought about quitting, but now I have many opportunities to talk with customers and find the work very rewarding.
さてN3
Shifts to a new topic or the next action — 'well then', 'now then'.
さて、来週なのですが、そちらに1週間出張することになりました。
By the way, I’ll be on a one-week business trip to your area next week.
と思う（とおもう）N42 times in this passage
Quotative plus 'think', stating the speaker's opinion or guess — 'I think that'.
前の仕事はデスクワークばかりで、一時は辞めようかと思ったほどでしたが、今はお客さんと話す機会も多く、とてもやりがいがあります。
My previous job was nothing but desk work, and at one point I even thought about quitting, but now I have many opportunities to talk with customers and find the work very rewarding.
ようだN4
Expresses conjecture or resemblance drawn from evidence, "it seems / looks like".
お客さんとのやり取りは緊張しますが、こちらの仕事のほうが僕には合っているような気がします。
Interacting with customers makes me nervous, but I feel that this job suits me better.
がするN4
With a perception noun (sound, smell, taste, feeling), expresses that such a sensation occurs — 'there is a smell/sound', 'I sense that'.
お客さんとのやり取りは緊張しますが、こちらの仕事のほうが僕には合っているような気がします。
Interacting with customers makes me nervous, but I feel that this job suits me better.
ことになるN4
Expresses that something has been decided or comes about, often through external circumstances rather than the speaker's own will; 'it has been decided that / it turns out that.'
さて、来週なのですが、そちらに1週間出張することになりました。
By the way, I’ll be on a one-week business trip to your area next week.
ございますN4
The highly polite (teineigo) equivalent of ある/です, used in formal speech and set phrases — 'there is / to be' (polite).
早速のお返事ありがとうございます。
Thank you for your quick reply.
頃（ころ / ごろ）N4
Suffix/noun marking an approximate point in time; 'around (the time of), about when, back when'.
17時45分ごろ、レストランで会いましょう。
Let’s meet at the restaurant at around 5:45 p.m.
〜ておくN4
Verb te-form plus 置く, doing something in advance as preparation or leaving it done for later — 'do ... in advance'.
予約しておきます。
I’ll make a reservation.
〜てもらうN4
Benefactive construction: receive the favor of someone doing an action for you — 'have/get someone to ...'.
最近の東京のことはよく知らないので、どこかいいレストランを予約してもらってもいいですか。
I’m not very familiar with Tokyo these days, so could you make a reservation at some good restaurant for us?
だ / ですN59 times in this passage
The copula linking a noun or na-adjective to the subject — plain だ / polite です, 'is/am/are'.
件名：山田です
Subject: It’s Yamada
もうN5
The adverb "already" (with an affirmative), or "(not) anymore / any longer" (with a negative).
仕事にはもう慣れましたか。
Have you gotten used to the work yet?
とてもN5
Degree adverb intensifying an adjective or adverb — "very / extremely."
前の仕事はデスクワークばかりで、一時は辞めようかと思ったほどでしたが、今はお客さんと話す機会も多く、とてもやりがいがあります。
My previous job was nothing but desk work, and at one point I even thought about quitting, but now I have many opportunities to talk with customers and find the work very rewarding.
がありますN5
States the existence or possession of an inanimate thing, "there is / to have".
前の仕事はデスクワークばかりで、一時は辞めようかと思ったほどでしたが、今はお客さんと話す機会も多く、とてもやりがいがあります。
My previous job was nothing but desk work, and at one point I even thought about quitting, but now I have many opportunities to talk with customers and find the work very rewarding.
より〜ほうがN5
Expresses comparison or preference — 'B is more ... than A / would rather B' (A より B のほうが).
お客さんとのやり取りは緊張しますが、こちらの仕事のほうが僕には合っているような気がします。
Interacting with customers makes me nervous, but I feel that this job suits me better.
〜ているN52 times in this passage
Describes an action in progress or the state that remains after an action happened — “is doing” or “is in the state of having done”.
お客さんとのやり取りは緊張しますが、こちらの仕事のほうが僕には合っているような気がします。
Interacting with customers makes me nervous, but I feel that this job suits me better.
ませんかN5
A polite invitation or suggestion, "won't you...?" / "would you like to...?"
木曜日か金曜日の夜、時間が取れませんか。
Could you make time on Thursday or Friday evening?
はどうですかN5
Asks the listener's opinion or gently suggests something — 'How about ~? / What about ~?'.
もしよければ、食事でもどうですか。
If you like, how about having dinner together?
〜ましょうN53 times in this passage
A polite invitation or suggestion to do something together — “let's do”.
久しぶりにいろいろ話しましょう。
Let’s catch up and talk about all sorts of things for the first time in a while.
〜てくださいN5
A polite request asking someone to do something — “please do”.
では、都合を知らせてください。
Please let me know what works for you.
にするN5
To decide on or turn something into a given state or choice, 'to make it ~ / to go with ~.'
では、木曜日にしましょう。
Then let’s make it Thursday.
一緒に（いっしょに）N5
Indicates doing something jointly with someone or something else — "together (with)".
以前マリアさんと一緒に行ったレストラン「アローロ」でいいですか。
Would the restaurant “Arōro,” where Maria-san and I went together before, be all right?
のでN52 times in this passage
Gives a reason or cause with a soft, objective/polite nuance — 'because / since'.
おいしかったので、また是非行きたいと思っていました。
The food was delicious, so I had been hoping to go there again.
〜たいN5
Expresses the speaker's own desire to do something — “want to do”.
おいしかったので、また是非行きたいと思っていました。
The food was delicious, so I had been hoping to go there again.
んですN5
Explanatory ending that supplies a reason, context, or emphasis — 'the thing is…', 'it's that…'.
レストランに電話をしましたが、予約がいっぱいで取れませんでした。
I called the restaurant, but it was fully booked and I couldn’t get a reservation.
〜てもいいですN5
Asks for or gives permission to do something — “may I …” / “it's fine to …”.
最近の東京のことはよく知らないので、どこかいいレストランを予約してもらってもいいですか。
I’m not very familiar with Tokyo these days, so could you make a reservation at some good restaurant for us?
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