here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
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
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
two persons; two people; pair; couple
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
while; during; while; although; all; both
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
knowing; (an) acquaintance
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
something; some kind of; for some reason
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
ago; since; before; previous
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
alone; by oneself; on one's own
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
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)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority