riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
all times and places; all ages and countries
around the world; throughout the world
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
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
of course; certainly; naturally
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
now; the present time; just now; another; more
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
not the norm; foolish; stupid
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to call the roll; to take attendance
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
understood; I see; OK; present; here
in the mountains; among the mountains
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
together; at the same time; same; identical
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
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
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
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 say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise