several weeks; a few weeks
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
setting off (on a trip); departure
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
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
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 go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
two persons; two people; pair; couple
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
clanging; empty; deserted
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to sell off; to sell completely
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
while; even though; despite
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...