box; container; box (in a theatre); booth (in a restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (e.g. batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
percent; per cent; percentage
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 account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
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; rich person
company; corporation; firm; one's 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 the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
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; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
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; so
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
place; position; location; position; standing; status
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
you said; he said; even if; 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; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly