now; soon; already; yet; further; more
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
go that far; to that extent
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
even though; despite; when
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
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
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
construction; establishment
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
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.
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
any more; any further; any better; any longer
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)