party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
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
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
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.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
until now; so far; up to the present
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
than; from; out of; except; but; more
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to be conspicuous; to stand out
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?