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
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
company president; manager; director
this occasion; at this time; now
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
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
renovation; overhaul; update; repair; improvement; renewal
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.
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
by means of; due to; because of; according to
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
unrestrained; unreserved; candid; frank
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through