when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
while; during (the time when)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
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
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
such; this sort of; like this
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
production (e.g. play); direction
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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 entertain; to make welcome
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 talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being