if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
diamond dust; ice crystals
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
next morning; following morning
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
club activities (usu. clubs in association with a school); extracurricular activities
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
pupil; student; schoolchild
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
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 receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
although I say; although one might say; although called
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to face; to go towards; to head towards
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...