this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
river; stream; River; the ... river
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
famous place; noted place; place of (scenic or historical) interest; sights (to see)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
another name; different name; synonym; alias; pseudonym; pen name
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
you could say; you might say; verging on the
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple); visit (to a shrine or temple to worship)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
front shrine; hall of worship
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
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 deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
hokora; small wayside shrine
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
gar (any fish of family Lepisosteidae); garfish; garpike
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm