too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
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
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
of course; certainly; naturally
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
in that way; thus; so; so?
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
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.
use; utilization; utilisation; application
mountain recess; deep in the mountains
hot spring inn; hot spring hotel; hot spring resort
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
description; describing; depicting
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious