missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
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
restaurant with only set meals
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
in the hospital; hospitalized
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
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.
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
accepting bribes; corruption; graft
arrest; apprehension; capture
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic