honorific/polite/humble prefix
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
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
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.
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
the other day; a few days ago
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
use; utilization; utilisation; application
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
pre-war days; before the war
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
such ... as; or some such
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
peerage (in Japan; 1868-1946); nobility; aristocracy