company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
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 resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
taking a junior high-school entrance examination
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
then; well; so; well then
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
honorific/polite/humble prefix
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to change (one's clothes)