teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
doctor's office; doctor's surgery; clinic
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
100,000,000; one hundred million
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
promissory note; written acknowledgment of debt; IOU
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
title deed; certificate of title
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour