but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
feeling; sense; impression
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
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 choose; to select; to pick (out)
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
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
temporary absence from school
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as