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); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
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
4th day of the month; four days
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
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; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
wrestlers from the same stable
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
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; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
free time; time at leisure
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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 (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a 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")
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan