you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
of course; certainly; naturally
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
on the occasion of; at the time of
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
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.
use; utilization; utilisation; application
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
drift (of snow, leaves, etc.); hangout for social dropouts
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah