from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
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
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
billionaire; multimillionaire; very rich person
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
all present; all concerned; all of us
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
company president; manager; director
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
materials; data; document
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...