continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
place; position; location; position; standing; status
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
dungeon; dungeon (in an RPG or video game); (underground) labyrinth
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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)
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.
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
safely; without incident; without mishap; in peace; peacefully; quietly
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...