coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
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.
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
while; during; while; although; all; both
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
scenery; scene; landscape
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
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
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
how long; how much; to what extent
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
older sister; elder sister
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
riding together; riding with