person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
natural; intrinsic; from birth
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
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
now; the present time; just now; another; more
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
in that way; thus; so; so?
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
this occasion; at this time; now
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
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 step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
bank; banking institution
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
meeting place; assembly hall
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
resignation (from a position)
business world; business circles
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk