the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
how; in what way; how about
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.)
excursion; field trip; school trip
fourth day of the month; four days
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
wrestlers from the same stable
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
almost; roughly; approximately
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
free time; time at leisure
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else