dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
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 fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
company; corporation; workplace
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
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
tall figure; high stature
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
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
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
one's post; place of work; workplace
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
in that way; thus; so; so?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
24 hours; twenty-four hours
business; trade; operations; sales
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched