now; soon; already; yet; 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; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) 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 (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
number one; first; best; most; game; round
visiting room; visitation room
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
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
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
many; a lot; much; multitude
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 experience
what time; (lit.) which hour
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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)