indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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 depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
tenth day of the month; ten days
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
March; third month of the lunar calendar
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
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
university town; college town
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
in one's own way or style
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to have a meal; to take a meal
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
feeling; sense; impression
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
go that far; to that extent
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
military forces; hosts; troops