slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
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.
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
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
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
failure; mistake; blunder
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
business; trade; operations; sales
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
way (of doing); manner; method; means
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
company president; manager; director
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
company; corporation; workplace
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
materials; data; document
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence