let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
general affairs department (bureau); executive section
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
section manager; section chief
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
so; like this; in this way
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
how; in what way; how about
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
feeling; sense; impression
accounting; administration (of money)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
throat lozenge; cough drop
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
cabin attendant; flight attendant; Certification Authority; CA; carbohydrate antigen; chronological age
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
at least; at most; (even) just
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
company; corporation; workplace
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight