railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
street; quarter; district; area
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
mountain range; mountain belt
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
how; in what way; by what means
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
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 determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow