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
old gentleman; elderly gentleman
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
please (give me); please (do for me)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)