transport; transportation; transit; conveyance
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to die down (of a fire); to be brought under control; to decline; to wane; to fall off
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
supply; provision; service; supply
confidence; trust; faith; credit
creation; Creation (by God)
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
as expected; as predicted
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action