deep regret; great disappointment
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
while; during; while; although; all; both
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
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 go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to