front; frontage; facade; main
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
Maya (ancient Indian tribe in Central America)
left-wing (politics); left wing (of a bird, aircraft, formation, etc.); left flank; left field
right-wing (politics); extreme right-wing group; right wing (bird, plane, etc.); right field; right flank; right fielder; high rank
behind; in the rear; in back
while; during; while; although; all; both
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
hey there; I say; see here
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
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to surround; to crowd around
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
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.
defense; defence; safeguard; protection