this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
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
marginal village; depopulated village where most inhabitants are senior citizens
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
third month of the lunar calendar; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.); Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
adjustment of production; production adjustment
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
excessive yield; overharvest
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
shipping; shipment; forwarding
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth