at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
development project (program, programme, plan)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
two persons; two people; pair; couple
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
development; exploitation
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
young girl; lass; adolescent female
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
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
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
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 say; to speak; to tell; to talk
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof