time; hour; period; class
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
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 make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
timetable; schedule; allocation of time (e.g. to tasks); time usage
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
departure; leaving; setting off
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
boarding procedures; check-in
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance