already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
as usual; as is one's habit
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
temple; shrine; sanctuary
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
number one; first; best; most; game; round
visiting room; visitation room
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
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 feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
what time; (lit.) which hour
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)