this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
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.
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to ask for directions; to ask the way
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
route; way; course; directions
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
floatingly; driftingly; softly; gently; restlessly; uncertainly
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
really; truly; indeed; good grief
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful