place where a meeting (conference, etc.) is held; venue
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
second day of the month; two days
foreign; abroad; overseas
voyage; passage; travelling
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
document; official papers
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
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.
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
relaxation; recreation; recess
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
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.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that