capital investment; capital expenditure; investment in plant and equipment
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
human rights; civil liberties
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
don't you think?; indicates question
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
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.
bringing; taking; carrying
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
suffix for familiar person
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
police officer; policeman; policewoman
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
always; all the time; never; usual; regular