how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
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
to graduate from a university
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
general contractor; main contractor; major construction company
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
living by oneself; living alone
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
older brother; elder brother
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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 support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
unmarried person living affluently
this is why; this means; it is the case that
height (of body); stature
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then