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if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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 examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; 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
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
company; corporation; workplace
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
management; administration; operation
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
company president; manager; director
to support; to back up; to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale); to bring up; to raise
while; even though; despite
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
(another's) daughter; young lady
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
don't you think?; indicates question