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 be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
suffix for familiar person
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
two persons; two people; pair; couple
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
New Year's Eve; end of the year
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
now; the present time; just now; another; more
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
adds force or indicates command