(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
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.
police; police officer; police station
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
bond; bill; certificate; security
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
company; corporation; workplace
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
in that way; thus; so; so?
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
sorry; excuse me; thank you
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such