before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
book; volume; this; present; main; head
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
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
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
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 take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
indeed; really; truly; very much
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
don't you think?; indicates question
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to work hard; to make an effort
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?