smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
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 eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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
nature of business; business operations
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
integrated production system
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
determination; resolution
very; much; greatly; a lot of
cooperation; collaboration
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
construction; establishment
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
adds force or indicates command
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
time; season; period; phase; stage
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
restructuring of the financial industry; reorganization of financial systems
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement