job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
black-market lending; illegal loan
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
payment of debts; repayment
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
true character; real nature
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
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 come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
company president; manager; director
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to cut off (a relationship)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
invitation; introduction; temptation
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)