graduation examination; graduation test
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
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
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
don't you think?; indicates question
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
company; corporation; workplace
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
company fortunes; future of a company
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
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 entrust; to leave to a person
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such