Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
pushing forward (undaunted); pushing on (toward a goal); striving (for)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
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 give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
Lights are usually followed by shadows
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
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
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
something; some kind of; for some reason
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice; front pocket in a haragake
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all