companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
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.
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
further; even more; still more; all the more
to get strong; to gain strength
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow