here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
short pillar set on a beam to support a ridgepole
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
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to recall; to remember; to recollect
beginning; outset; first; onset
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
fishing; collecting shells; fisherman
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself