not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
police investigator; investigator
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.
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
surveillance camera; security camera
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
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
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
scene; sight; scenario; setting
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
three; three years of age
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
please (give me); please (do for me)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
blur; blurred; indistinct
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)