this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
two persons; two people; pair; couple
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
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
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 permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
now; the present time; just now; another; more
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
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.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed