mountain recesses; heart of the mountains; mountain; (arch.) imperial tomb; (arch.) emperor's grave
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
fiend for work; workaholic; career-minded person
... years old; age (of) ...
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
(compulsory) retirement age; age limit; (compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
job; work; duties; trade; skill
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
rank-and-file member of staff; ordinary employee; low-grade employee
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
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 see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)