nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
reality; actuality; hard fact
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
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
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little