one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
former years; formerly; a few years ago
in the mountains; among the mountains
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
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
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.
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
don't you think?; indicates question
incident; affair; happening; event
while; during; while; although; all; both
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
heading; headline; index; headword
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to write (a person) up (in a positive or negative light); to write something up so that it stands out; to write up in an exaggerated fashion; to detail; to list
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning