chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
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
letter; missive; note; mail
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
only; merely; but; no more than
single word; a few words; brief comment
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
educational institution; school; academy; campus
partial destruction by fire
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
summer vacation; summer holiday
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
relatively; comparatively
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.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
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
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous