ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
in that way; thus; so; so?
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
beyond this point; from now on; after this
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
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
detour; circumvention; turning movement
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
how; in what way; how about
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.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
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 use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
please (give me); please (do for me)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime