tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
giving; provision; furnishing
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
several people; a few people
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
unlisted stocks; unlisted shares; unquoted shares
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to report; to inform; to repay; to return; to requite
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
ruling party; government party; party in power; government
chairman of (party) policy bureau; policy chief
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
brokerage; brokerage firm; broking house; securities company
under-the-table payoff; offer of an illegal profit
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion