to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
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
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
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 start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
reality; actuality; hard fact
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood