this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
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
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
life; living; I; me; student
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 support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to shout (in anger); to yell
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
lately; recently; nowadays
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
company; corporation; workplace
one-man (show, team, etc.); tyrant; dictatorial person; conductorless bus (i.e. having only a driver); conductorless train
company president; manager; director
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
Toyama (city, prefecture)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to