(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
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
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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 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)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
suffix for familiar person
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
medical office (esp. in a hospital); doctor's office
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
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.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
don't you think?; indicates question
how many years; how long; what year
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...