recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
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.
consideration; taking into account
periodic; regular; routine
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
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
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
now; the present time; just now; another; more
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
special; particular; peculiar; unique
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
myself; yourself; I; me; you