a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
how; in what way; how about
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
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
storehouse; warehouse; godown
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
document; official papers
current value; price; market value
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
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 aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
cap (headwear); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become