indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
7th day of the month; seven days
commuting to school; school commute
5th day of the month; five days
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
educational institution; school; academy; campus
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
yen (currency of Japan); circle
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
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 use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
this world; this life; world of the living
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
number one; first; best; most; game; round
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)