indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
branch office; branch store
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
please (give me); please (do for me)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
within; inside of; less than
(one's) quota; assignment
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
10,000,000,000; ten billion
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
branch manager; manager of a branch office
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
several years; a few years
every year; yearly; annually
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation