roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
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
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
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.
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
anything and everything; just about everything
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become