serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
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.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
at that time; in those days
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
finding employment; getting a job
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
another company; other company
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.
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
free (of charge); gratuitous
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
reality; actuality; hard fact
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
time; hour; period; class