indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
another kind; different kind; distinct species
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
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 unfold; to unroll; to open
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
3rd day of the month; three days
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
area; region; district; locality
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
to tower over the surroundings