everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
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
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
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 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; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
in that way; thus; so; so?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
myself; yourself; I; me; you
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
senior high school; high school
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon