safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
repair work; renovation work; restoration work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
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.
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
restoration; repair; mending
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
by means of; due to; because of; according to
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
operation; functioning; running
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
inundation; submersion; flood
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
function; facility; faculty; feature
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization