that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
people; men and women; each person; everybody
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
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
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
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 pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
private citizen; civilian
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
though; notwithstanding; although
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
older brother; elder brother
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed