bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
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
in that way; thus; so; so?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
storehouse; warehouse; godown
company; corporation; workplace
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
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 forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to be needed; to be wanted
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
business trip; official trip
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)