business; trade; operations; sales
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
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
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
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.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
how; in what way; by what means
chair; stool; post; office; position
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
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.
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more