Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
period of time; time slot; time zone
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
probability; likelihood; chances
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.
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
period of poor employment opportunities; job drought; (lit.) employment ice age
to live through; to survive
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
employment (long term); hire
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.)
generation; the world; the age
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
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 topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to happen to have on hand or in stock
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
vocational school; technical school
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...