question; inquiry; enquiry
employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits
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
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
enterprise; business; company; corporation
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
in that way; thus; so; so?
to ask; to enquire; to query
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
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.
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
preferential treatment; hospitality; warm reception; cordial welcome
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
display; array (of things); succession (of things)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
drinking party; get-together
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing