base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
honorific/polite/humble prefix
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
when; how soon; how long until
alone; by oneself; on one's own
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned