present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world
eighth month of the lunar calendar
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
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
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.
proposal; proposition; suggestion
until now; so far; up to the present
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
exclusive; attached to; specialist
contract; compact; agreement
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
birth; creation; formation
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
even if not; even without