after a long time; for the first time in a while
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
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
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 tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
company; corporation; workplace
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
artificial intelligence; AI
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in