indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
special award; special prize
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
no!; no no!; no, not at all
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
by force of circumstance; in the circumstances; given the circumstances
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
way (of doing); manner; method; means