company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
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 buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
taking up a post away from one's family; job transfer without one's family; living apart from one's family for the sake of one's job; unaccompanied posting
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
company president; manager; director
vice; immorality; corruption
(police) detective; criminal matter
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
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.)
sex establishment; brothel
one by one; one after another; successively
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
source of funds; source of money
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
war; fighting; fierce competition
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
how; in what way; by what means
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial