wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
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
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
instead; but (on the other hand)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
senior high school; high school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)