increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
pro-am; combination of professional and amateur players
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
society; the world; the times
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
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 wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
in this manner; in this way; like this
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
program (e.g. TV); programme
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...