blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
danger; peril; hazard; risk
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
entrance; admission; entering
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
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 rescue from; to help out of; to save
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
in that manner; like that
alteration; falsification; faking
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus