you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
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.
company director; board member
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
recommendation; referral; endorsement
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
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
matter of time; question of time
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
various places; several sources
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
listening device; bug; wiretap
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol