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
chief; main; principal; major
patent; special permission; licence (license); proprietary
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 want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
your company; your shrine
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
parts; accessories; components
main parts; main components
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
company president; manager; director
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
Toyama (city, prefecture)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
the staff; inside the department