to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
river; stream; River; the ... river
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
now; the present time; just now; another; more
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
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
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
incontinence; soiling oneself; wetting one's pants; discharge (e.g. of contaminants); effluence
garbage dump; scrap heap; rubbish dump; dump; dumpsite
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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 carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
steamship; steamboat; steamer
than; from; out of; except; but; more
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
getting on board; sailor; seaman