... years old; age (of) ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
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 leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
just the other day; quite recently
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...