foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
... years old; age (of) ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
existence; being; presence
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
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.
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
contract; compact; agreement
two persons; two people; pair; couple
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
that's a different matter; that's a different story
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation