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 sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
little by little; bit by bit
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
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 take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
brewery (sake, soy); brewer; (arch.) warehouse overseer
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
reality; actuality; hard fact
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)