indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
educational institution; school; academy; campus
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
wherein; therein; thereinto
chapel; place of worship (esp. Christian); place of worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
pupil; student; schoolchild
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
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.
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
power; authority; jurisdiction
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time