in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
special adoption; plenary adoption; adoption in which the relationship with the biological parents is dissolved
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
system; institution; organization; organisation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
biological parent; real parent
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
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 carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
boy; son; baby boy; young man
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
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
determination; resolution
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.)
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to attempt; to test; to try out
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you