no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
omitted character; omitted letter
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; the present time; just now; another; more
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
attendance; presence; appearance
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
business trip; official trip
in the meanwhile; during the time
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
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
chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system
to entrust; to leave to a person
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
new town (esp. planned satellite towns of Osaka Prefecture); new housing development
to face; to go towards; to head towards
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
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.
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
second (unit of time); arc second
surface of the earth; ground surface
reaching; attaining; arrival