interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
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
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
in that way; thus; so; so?
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
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.
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
ago; since; before; previous
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
training (esp. in-service); induction course
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
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
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
how; in what way; how about
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...