so; like this; in this way
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to complain; to make a complaint
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
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
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
consequence; outcome; result; blame
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
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.
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
heart; guts; nerve; central part
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
construction; establishment
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...