to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
ability; capability; competence; skill
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
roadside tree; row of trees
I see; that's right; indeed
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
enterprise; business; company; corporation
business world; business circles; (the) industry
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
when it becomes; when it comes to
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
head-hunting; recruiting professionals from other companies
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
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.
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very