people; men and women; each person; everybody
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
that; the matter in question
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
fields (of rice and other crops)
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 run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
if so; in that case; in that situation
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you