indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
for the first time in one's life
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
back street; back alley; off-street
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
that day; the very same day
one's post; place of work; workplace
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
because of; owing to; due to
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
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.
unrequited love; one-sided love
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
really; truly; indeed; good grief