fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
land made arable by the slash-and-burn method; swidden; slash-and-burn farming
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
information technology; IT
enterprise; business; company; corporation
company president; manager; director
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
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.
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
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
to be found; to be discovered
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
industrialist; entrepreneur
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
single word; a few words; brief comment
offender; criminal; culprit
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
your husband; her husband
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's