degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
place; position; location; position; standing; status
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit