recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
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
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to face; to go towards; to head towards
now; the present time; just now; another; more
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
right angle; perpendicular
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
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.)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
myself; yourself; I; me; you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to