eighth month of the lunar calendar
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.
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
... years old; age (of) ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
change of job; change of occupation; career change
to await; to wait for; to expect
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
imagination; supposition; guess
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
training (esp. in-service); induction course
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
company president; manager; director
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
permanent employment; being hired as a regular employee; non-trial appointment
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; last-ditch effort
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
climax; peak; critical moment; most important stage; turning point
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
occupied taxi; full-scale car (vs model)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...