today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
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
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
imperial court; royal court
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
scale; scope; plan; structure
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.
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
door; gate; opening; title page
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
coincident with; while; simultaneously
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)