indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
planning; plan; project; arrangements
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
advertising agency; advertising firm; advertising company
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
one day; (on) a certain day
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
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.
seeing for the first time; first sight
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
Japanese staunton-vine (Stauntonia hexaphylla)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become