creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
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 search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
living; lifestyle; living room
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
late at night; at a late hour
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
time; hour; period; class
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance