this world; this life; world of the living
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
door; gate; opening; title page
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to become locked; to lock
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
water's edge; beach; shore
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
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 refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
appearing together (in a film, play, etc.); performing together (at a concert, etc.); acting together; co-starring; playing together (in a sports match)
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
name; given name; first name
garden pond; miniature lake; fountain
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)