when it becomes; when it comes to
subway; metro; underground (railway)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
shoulder (of a road); berm
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be conspicuous; to stand out
that day; the very same day
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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.)
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
theatre-going; theater-going
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
president (of a society); chairman
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)