company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
playground (for children); park
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.
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
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
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
around the world; throughout the world
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 gather; to collect; to assemble
really; truly; indeed; good grief
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
all present; all concerned; all of us
honorific/polite/humble prefix
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
contract; compact; agreement
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
so; like this; in this way
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
business; trade; operations; sales
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but