what kind of; what sort of; what
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
price reduction; price cut; reduction in price; markdown
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
please (give me); please (do for me)
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
in one's own way or style
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
business; trade; operations; sales
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
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 drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
transactions; dealings; business
another company; other company
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm