why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
honorific/polite/humble prefix
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
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 stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
suffix for familiar person
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
just one person; only one
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
imagination; supposition; guess
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
first cry of a newborn baby
great depth; bottomless; great height
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
number one; first; best; most; game; round
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
time; hour; period; class
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
go that far; to that extent
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)