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 soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
public relations section or department
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
such; this sort of; like this
feeling; sense; impression
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
adds force or indicates command
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
branch office; branch store
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
sorry; excuse me; thank you
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point