at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to get hungry; to become hungry
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
enterprise; business; company; corporation
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 include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
number of persons; personnel
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
foreign; abroad; overseas
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
is something that; is that which