yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
existence; being; presence
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
transactions; dealings; business
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
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.
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
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
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
appointment; meeting (e.g. with a customer)
chief executive officer; CEO
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession