continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
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.
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
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
coastal region; coastal area; coastline
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
town; city; municipal; urban
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
central part; heart (of a city)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
perishable foods; perishables
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
special training; intensive training; crash course