preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that day; the very same day
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
myself; yourself; I; me; you
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
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 curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
(some) more; even more; longer; further
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be ill; to suffer from
how many years; how long; what year
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
going to the hospital regularly for treatment; attending hospital as an outpatient
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...