at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
myself; yourself; I; me; you
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
two persons; two people; pair; couple
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
mountain river; mountain stream
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
honorific/polite/humble prefix
monetary offering; offertory
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point