fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
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; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
both hands; both arms; ten
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear