stability; steadiness; equilibrium
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
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.
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
testimony; (verbal) evidence
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
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
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
document; official papers
by means of; due to; because of; according to
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
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
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
government office; agency; board
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)