precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
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.
river; stream; River; the ... river
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
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
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
something; some kind of; for some reason
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
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
news; word; tidings; omen
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
duty; function; office; mission; task
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone