this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
while; during; while; although; all; both
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
don't you think?; indicates question
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
voluntary; optional; free; elective
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
alone; by oneself; on one's own
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
change of course; route change; direction change
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.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch