multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
material; materials; data; information; documents
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
buying up plots of land; land sharking; raising the ground level (with fill)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)
branch office; branch store
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
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 try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
question of where responsibility lies; issue of where liability lies; question of who is responsible
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
police officer; policeman; constable
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
please (give me); please (do for me)
fire brigade; fire company
all right (e.g. when guiding a driver); keep coming; OK; I've got it
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)