order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
living by oneself; living alone
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
only recently; just of late
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
class of demons; demonic race; family of demons
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
living together; coexistence
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger)
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
only; merely; but; no more than
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh