today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
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
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be found; to be discovered
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
to use all one's strength (ability)
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
than; from; out of; except; but; more
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
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
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight