year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
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 take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
brewery (sake, soy); brewer; (arch.) warehouse overseer
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
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
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
family; members of a family
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
reality; actuality; hard fact
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
father; dad; husband; you; he
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts