now; soon; already; yet; further; more
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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")
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
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
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
hello; good day; good afternoon
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
troubled face; worried expression
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to look around; to survey
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
in that way; thus; so; so?
now; the present time; just now; another; more