company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
sales; selling; marketing
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
baby girl; primary schoolgirl
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
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
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
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
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
success; prosperity; boom
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.
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!