to cease; to stop; to be over
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
loss-of-coolant accident; LOCA
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
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
document; official papers
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
obi; kimono sash; band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
second day of the month; two days
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time