mountain recess; deep in the mountains
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; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
fiend for work; workaholic; career-minded person
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
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 (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
rank-and-file member of staff; ordinary employee; low-grade employee
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
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 (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); 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
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
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; and then
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to employ; to hire; to charter
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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; if ... then; 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)