prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
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
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
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 memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
in case of; at that time; at this time
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
prime minister; premier; chancellor
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
interruption; suspension; break
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
last week; the week before
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
time; hour; period; class
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous