if so; in that case; in that situation
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
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 cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
near; close; beside; third person
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
feeling; sense; impression
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
how; in what way; how about
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
such; this sort of; like this
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
honorific/polite/humble prefix
two persons; two people; pair; couple
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
settlement; solution; resolution
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
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
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as