army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
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 drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
video game (played on a home console)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to face; to go towards; to head towards
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere