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
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
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
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
line; queue; procession; matrix
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
world fair; international exposition
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
world fair; international exposition
Extinct (conservation status); EX
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
progress; advance; improvement; development
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
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.
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
private enterprise; private business; private company; private firm; private-sector business; private-sector corporation
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
large number (of); many; majority
participation; joining; entry; adherence
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
during; for the duration of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence