well then ...; in that situation; in which case
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
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
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
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 hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
man; male; masculine gender
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
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)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
interview (e.g. for a job)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
test for a position in a company; company entrance test
established practice; custom
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do