every year; yearly; annually
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
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.
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
river; stream; River; the ... river
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
border area; border zone; borderland
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
nothing but; except; no more than
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)