the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
beginning (of a century, etc.)
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
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
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
consequence; outcome; result; blame
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?