sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
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
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
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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 invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
memory; sense; experience
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal