indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
refinement; elegance; grace
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.
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to tell; to state; to do
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.)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
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
(company's) main financing bank; principal bank
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
bank; banking institution
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
additional finance; additional funding
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
transactions; dealings; business
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
Tochigi (city, prefecture)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
those (near the second person)
share (in a company); stock