to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
in that way; thus; so; so?
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
order of chivalry; chivalric order
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
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to face; to go towards; to head towards
stairs; stairway; staircase
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 descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
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
front; frontage; facade; main
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
door; gate; opening; title page
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
night watch; night guard; night shift
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself