gathering clouds; group of clouds
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
Japanese person; Japanese people
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
honorific/polite/humble prefix
name; given name; first name
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 convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
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.)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
inspection (for compliance); investigation (tax, etc.)
government service; the bureaucracy
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to lose sight of; to miss
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct