Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
late autumn (fall) windstorm in the countryside; typhoon, esp. one that blows from the 210th to the 220th day of the year; name of the 28th roll of the Genji monogatari
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
police; police officer; police station
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.
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
even for an instant; even as a joke
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
in that way; thus; so; so?
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
single word; a few words; brief comment
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone