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
Bandō; former name of the Kantō region
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
Qingdao (China); Tsingtao; Chingtao
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.
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
general meeting of stockholders
now; the present time; just now; another; more
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
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
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to have an eye on; to zero in on
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
listing (on the stock exchange, etc.); taking a company public; presentation (e.g. of a play, opera); performance
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
amount of money; sum of money
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.)
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
business integration; business merger; integration of management
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do