to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
last week; the week before
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to get (very) cold; to get (much) colder; to feel very cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bone; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.); to decline
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, 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.
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
that is to say; so that means
conviction; belief; confidence
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")