business world; business circles; (the) industry
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
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
beginning; outset; first; onset
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
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 make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
company; corporation; workplace
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be reminded of; to call to mind
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
computer; cyberbrain; digital brain
material; substance; matter
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
after that; afterwards; thereafter
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
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)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few