what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
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
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
transactions; dealings; business
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
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.
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
police; police officer; police station
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
having said that; on the other hand
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing