to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
don't you think?; indicates question
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
myself; yourself; I; me; you
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
plural; multiple; several
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
to count; to include in the number
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
weave; weaving; woven item
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
cooperation; coordination; link
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
single word; a few words; brief comment
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
honorific/polite/humble prefix