where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
don't you think?; indicates question
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
president (of a society); chairman
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
special directive; special order; special mission; special appointment
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 receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
bond; bill; certificate; security
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!