to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
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
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
all; entire; whole; altogether
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
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
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to turn completely into; to become completely
pupil; student; schoolchild
suffix for familiar person
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; period; class