library; book collection; paperback book
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
regret; repentance; remorse
soused mackerel; vinegared mackerel
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
junior high school student; middle school pupil
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
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.
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
such ... as; or some such
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to accept; to receive; to agree
all; entire; whole; altogether
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!