time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
company president; manager; director
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
test for a position in a company; company entrance test
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
interview (e.g. for a job)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to lose sight of; to miss
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
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.
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent