phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
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
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
forced labor; forced labour; slave labor; slave labour
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.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
(political) power; authority; influence
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.
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
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 a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
until now; so far; up to the present
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
demarcation; marking of boundaries
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group