Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
war; fighting; fierce competition
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
this; our; right; justice; checking account
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
railroad; railway; rail transport
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock
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.
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
Wu (region in China, south of the lower Yangtze); Wu (kingdom in China during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms era; 902-937 CE); Southern Wu; Wu (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era; 222-280 CE); Eastern Wu; Wu (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn era; 11th century-473 BCE)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
marines (former Japanese Navy)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")