merit (esp. order of merit)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
myself; yourself; I; me; you
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
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.
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
don't you think?; indicates question
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
group; party; team; squad; section
mass communication; mass media
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
flight; desertion; escape
simultaneous; all at once