indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
third stage; three stages
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
ten; 10; ten years of age
second (unit of time); arc second
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour