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
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
rice field on flat land; unterraced paddy
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
question; inquiry; enquiry
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
head (of an office, laboratory, etc.); chief
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to pass (of time); to elapse
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that; the matter in question
about; on; regarding; per; for every
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
beginning; outset; first; onset
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!