wood (for building); lumber; timber
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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 collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
congratulation; celebration
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to be called; to do
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
construction; building (e.g. a house); communal construction labor (in Zen Buddhism); building with the help of many people (e.g. a temple or shrine)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
two persons; two people; pair; couple
price; cost; value; worth; value
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage