this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to continue to rain or snow
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
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 advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
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.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
loveable; very likeable; like very much
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus