this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
company; corporation; workplace
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
future (usually near); prospects
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.
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
failure; mistake; blunder
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
don't you think?; indicates question
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to join a household (as a housewife or househusband); to become a housewife; to become a househusband
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise