indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
production (e.g. play); direction
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
in advance; beforehand; previously
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
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.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to chase; to run after; to pursue
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
don't you think?; indicates question
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward