to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to monitor closely (for rule-breaking, etc.); to keep a close eye on
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
when it becomes; when it comes to
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
one's post; place of work; workplace
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
stairs; stairway; staircase
place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
heel (of a shoe); heel; bad guy; player of villain roles
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
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 go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
that day; the very same day
business discussion; negotiation
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor