why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
(some) more; even more; longer; further
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
company; corporation; workplace
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
man; male; masculine gender
company president; manager; director
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
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
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.
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
compulsory execution; forcible execution
(crime of) obstruction; obstruction charge
accusation; complaint; charge; legal action
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)
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of