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Furigana Show|Add to ▼ Source Totoeba Project
We've got some new business coming in and I want to discuss it with you. Do you mind getting involved?
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Vocabulary list

kondo
noun, adverb
  1. this time; now
  2. next time; another time; shortly; soon
  3. recently; lately; the other day
shinki
no adjective, na adjective
  1. new; fresh
noun
  1. new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object (orig. meaning)
  2. new customer
wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
hajimeru
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate
  2. to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to establish
auxiliary verb, ichidan verb
  1. to start ...; to begin to ... (after the -masu stem of a verb)
nda
expression
  1. the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ... (の and ん add emphasis)
n
auxiliary verb
  1. probably (after a -nai stem)
  2. will; intend to
  3. would like to have done (for me)
da
copula
  1. be; is (plain copula)
auxiliary verb
  1. did; (have) done (た after certain verb forms; indicates past or completed action)
  2. please; do (indicates light imperative)
sorede
conjunction
  1. and; thereupon; because of that
monohasoudan
expression
  1. a wise man is he who listens to counsel; a worry shared is a worry halved
  2. I've got something to ask you
mono
noun
  1. thing; object; article; stuff; substance
  2. one's things; possessions; property; belongings (as 〜のもの, 〜のもん)
  3. things; something; anything; everything; nothing
  4. quality
  5. reason; the way of things
  6. used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen (formal noun often used as 〜ものだ)
noun, used as a suffix
  1. item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ...
  2. cause of ...; cause for ...
prefix
  1. somehow; somewhat; for some reason
  2. really; truly
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
soudan
noun, suru verb
  1. consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
na
particle
  1. don't (prohibitive; used with dictionary form verb)
  2. do (imperative (from なさい); used with -masu stem of verb)
interjection
  1. hey; listen; you
particle
  1. now, ...; well, ...; I tell you!; you know (when seeking confirmation, for emphasis, etc.; used at sentence end)
  2. wow; ooh (used to express admiration, emotionality, etc.; used at sentence end)
nda
expression
  1. the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ... (の and ん add emphasis)
n
auxiliary verb
  1. probably (after a -nai stem)
  2. will; intend to
  3. would like to have done (for me)
da
copula
  1. be; is (plain copula)
auxiliary verb
  1. did; (have) done (た after certain verb forms; indicates past or completed action)
  2. please; do (indicates light imperative)
kedo
conjunction, particle
  1. but; however; although
kimi
pronoun
  1. you; buddy; pal (also used colloquially by young females)
noun
  1. monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master (orig. meaning)
ichimaikamu

te-form

ichimaikande
expression, godan verb
  1. to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
ichimai
noun
  1. one thin flat object; one sheet
ichi
numeric, prefix
  1. one (壱, 弌 and 壹 are used in legal documents)
no adjective, suffix
  1. best
no adjective
  1. first; foremost
noun
  1. beginning; start
noun, used as a prefix
  1. a (single); one (of many) (before a noun)
noun
  1. ace (playing card)
  2. bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
mai
counter
  1. counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper)
  2. counter for positions or roles
  3. counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba)
  4. counter for ranking level
kamu

te-form

kande
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to bite
  2. to chew; to gnaw; to masticate
  3. to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to stutter; to stammer
  4. to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
  5. to engage (of cogs, zippers, etc.); to mesh; to fit together
  6. to be involved in
  7. to convince; to persuade (used by Edo period prostitutes)
Suffix after the te form of a verb
kureru

Plain Present Indicative Negative Form

kurenai
auxiliary verb, ichidan verb
  1. to do for one; to take the trouble to do (after the -te form of a verb)
  2. to do to someone's disadvantage (after the -te form of a verb)
ka
particle
  1. yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it? (used at sentence-end; indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical))
  2. or; whether or not (after each alternative)
  3. some- (e.g. something, someone) (after an interrogative)
  4. hmm; huh (indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; sometimes after other particles)
prefix
  1. very (emphatic prefix; usu. before an adjective)
suffix
  1. -al; -ial; -ic; -ical; -ish; -y (suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; after an indeclinable word)
adverb
  1. in that way

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