this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
marginal village; depopulated village where most inhabitants are senior citizens
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
third month of the lunar calendar; Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.)
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
adjustment of production; production adjustment
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
excessive yield; overharvest
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
shipping; shipment; forwarding; sending (goods); delivery
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth