sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
on the net; on the Internet; on the web
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
this company; this firm; this shrine
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.
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
large number (of); many; majority
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
really; truly; indeed; good grief
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
adverse stock market factor; bearish market factor; negative factor
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
little by little; bit by bit
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
influence; effect; impact
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
because of; owing to; due to
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly