Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
thousand years; very long period; forever
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
negotiations; discussions; connection
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 advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
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 advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
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
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
wherein; therein; thereinto
next term; next period; next version; next release
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
being widely talked about as a prominent prospect (for)
chief secretary (usu. of a party); secretary-general
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
completely unknown; unexpected; having no clue about
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)