this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; period; class
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
headquarters; head office; main office
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
accommodation; taking in; imprisonment; detention; containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
outside (district, ward, borough, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial