slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
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
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
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.
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
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.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
goodness; excellence; virtue
people; men and women; each person; everybody
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
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
myself; yourself; I; me; you
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to overflow; to brim over; to flood