indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
(your) daughter; young woman
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.
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
clerk; office worker; kulak
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
(your) daughter; young woman
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then