stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
occupational therapist; OT; overtime; Old Testament
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
business; trade; operations; sales
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
section manager; section chief
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
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
living by oneself; living alone
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
honorific/polite/humble prefix
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
as you see; as you can see
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
adds force or indicates command
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
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
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
piece; fragment; one (object)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
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.