beginning; outset; first; onset
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse; correspondence; balance; miai; two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
first meeting; first contest between
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
story; tale; talk; discussion
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
honorific/polite/humble prefix
ballast (for the foundation of a road or railway track)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor