to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
one child; only child; one of several children (esp. the son and heir); one stone (in the game of go)
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
professor; teaching; instruction
macrocosmos; macrocosm; the universe; the cosmos
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
looking or acting as if one owned the place
to break into (houses here and there); to rampage
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
teatime; tea break; coffee break
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
Fire and Disaster Management Agency (formerly: Fire Defense Agency) (Defence)
secretary (government); director; chief
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
will not do; do not; does not
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
time; hour; period; class
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
while; during (the time when)
moment by moment; hour by hour
to face; to go towards; to head towards
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
adds force or indicates command