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
function; facility; faculty; feature
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 remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
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)
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
in that way; thus; so; so?
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
computer; cyberbrain; digital brain
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix