first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
autumn, the best season for reading
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
time; season; period; phase; stage
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
when it becomes; when it comes to
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
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 open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
while; during; while; although; all; both
to amuse oneself; to make merry
time; hour; period; class
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed