honorific/polite/humble prefix
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
in that way; thus; so; so?
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
gem; jewel; precious stone
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to be needed; to be wanted
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
in one's own way or style
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
such; this sort of; like this
police officer; policeman; constable