coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
by means of; due to; because of; according to
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
myself; yourself; I; me; you
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 subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
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.
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to recall; to remember; to recollect
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
incident; affair; happening; event
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
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
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)