yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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)
member of the Lower House
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
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
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 accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
enterprise; business; company; corporation
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
company president; manager; director
ability; capability; skill
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
you (plural); all of you; you all
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice