box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
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
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
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 occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
company; corporation; workplace
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
I see; that's right; indeed
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
just one person; only one
genius; prodigy; natural gift
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 ...
enterprise; business; company; corporation
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
so; like this; in this way
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
place; situation; position; location
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
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 ...
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly