financial circles; the financial community
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
survival; survivor; relic
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 hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
construction; establishment
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
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
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
capital investment; capital expenditure; investment in plant and equipment
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
draw; tie; quits; even; square
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
bank; banking institution
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
scale; scope; plan; structure
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation