recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
in one's own way or style
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
two persons; two people; pair; couple
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
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 do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to some extent; to a certain extent
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
really; truly; indeed; good grief
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
dwelling; house; residence; address
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.