Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
one day; (on) a certain day
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
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.
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
in that way; thus; so; so?
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
in comparison to; rather than
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
please (give me); please (do for me)
day after day; day by day
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
question; inquiry; enquiry
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?