year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be found; to be discovered
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to recall; to remember; to recollect
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
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
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
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.
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
lathe; potter's wheel; windlass; pulley
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
senior high school; high school
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing