to inherit; to succeed; to take over
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
people; men and women; each person; everybody
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
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 want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
becoming red-hot; red heat; scorching heat; burning (love); passionate (e.g. debate); ardent
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand