company; corporation; workplace
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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 thrust before; to thrust at
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to take; to catch; to capture
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
in this way; thus; such; uh...
bank; banking institution
business; trade; operations; sales
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
wherein; therein; thereinto
branch manager; manager of a branch office
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
almost (did); nearly (did)
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately