that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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
condition; state (of health); appearance
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
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.
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
heart attack; myocardial infarction
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
company; corporation; workplace
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
at once; immediately; right now