by all means; at all costs; absolutely
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
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.
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
please (give me); please (do for me)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
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
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
by means of; due to; because of; according to
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
company; corporation; workplace
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
shipping industry; marine transport
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
business; trade; operations; sales
start; commencement; beginning; initiation