at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
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
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
originally; by nature; from the start
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
mobile suit (giant robot in the anime "Mobile Suit Gundam")
development; exploitation
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
while; during; while; although; all; both
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least