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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
whole nation; whole land; whole country
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
now; the present time; just now; another; more
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
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
at that time; in those days
imperial court; royal court
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
in one's own way or style
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention