deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
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
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
business; trade; operations; sales
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
beyond this point; from now on; after this
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
such; this sort of; like this
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
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.
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to dye; to colour; to color
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up