so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
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.
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
finding employment; getting a job
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
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.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
belief; faith; conviction
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to quit one's job; to resign
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally