ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
simply; merely; only; solely
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
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 turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
while; during; while; although; all; both
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I see; that's right; indeed
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
bento; Japanese box lunch
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
about this time; about now
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
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
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...