at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
calamity; disaster; accident
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
1,000,000; one million; million; many
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.
interest (on a loan, deposit etc.)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
society; public; community; social studies
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
considerably; greatly; a lot
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
now; the present time; just now; another; more
home area; home town; local
Nagano (city, prefecture)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture