person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
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
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
the other day; a few days ago
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to forget completely; to leave behind
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
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.)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to gather; to collect; to assemble
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in that way; thus; so; so?
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
(social) position; status