for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
around the world; throughout the world
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.
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
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
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
adviser; advisor; consultant
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
negotiations; discussions; connection
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
knowing; (an) acquaintance
inner; underwear; undergarment; innerwear
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
in succession; one by one
transfer; transport; removal
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)