manufacturing equipment; production machine; maker
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
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
by means of; due to; because of; according to
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
development; exploitation
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
reopening; resumption; restarting
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
100,000,000; one hundred million
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
company; corporation; workplace
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
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
investment; contribution; financing
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
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
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of