indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
several weeks; a few weeks
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
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 finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
dive (e.g. into water); diving; dive (of an aircraft)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
preparation; arrangements
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
contributing cause; exciting cause; incentive; motive
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...