success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
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
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
summer vacation; summer holiday
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 be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
one day; (on) a certain day
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
hello; good day; good afternoon
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
now; the present time; just now; another; more
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
honorific/polite/humble prefix
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)