country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
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
southern part; the south (of a region)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
as (for); for; in the capacity of
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
in one's own way or style
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
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 tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include