Asahi Shimbun (newspaper)
local news section; the city desk
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
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to say; to be called; to do
hey there; I say; see here
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
company president; manager; director
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
company; corporation; workplace
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
entertainment; hospitality; banishment (Edo period)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
factory worker; craftsman; artisan
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
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.
lately; recently; nowadays
large industrial company; major corporation; big business
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
such ... as; or some such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
succession; continuation; series; sequence