then; well; so; well then
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
police officer; policeman; constable
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
name; given name; first name
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
how many people; a number of people
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
resident of Tokyo; citizen of Tokyo; Tokyoite
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
Tokyo Metropolitan Government (Office)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
question; inquiry; enquiry
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
Beijing dialect (of Mandarin); Pekingese
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
I see; that's right; indeed
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
Korean (language; esp. as spoken in South Korea)
word; term; language; speech
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)