preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
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 change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
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 a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
educational institution; school; academy; campus
to be able to manage somehow or another
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
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
maid; helper; help; assistance
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.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime