indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
... years old; age (of) ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
order of chivalry; chivalric order
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
honorific/polite/humble prefix
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
long ago; a long time ago; already
dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
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 see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
personal attendant; valet; maid
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
temple; shrine; sanctuary
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody