today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
drinking party; get-together (usu. involving alcoholic drinks)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
senior high school; high school
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be silent; to say nothing
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial