one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
large container; person of great talent
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
every month; each month; monthly
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
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.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
great depth; bottomless; great height
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
first day of the month; the first of the month
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as