indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
finding employment; getting a job
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
regret; repentance; remorse
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
second level (company, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
electrical manufacturer; company manufacturing electric devices; electric-appliance maker
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 ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
in one's own way or style
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
trend of the times; way things are going
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
decreasing (graph falling to the right); shrinking; declining
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
accounting; administration (of money)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
tentative decision; unofficial offer (esp. job offer); informal offer