to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
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.
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that