elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
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 switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
police; police officer; police station
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)
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
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
how; in what way; how about
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
and yet; though; when; in spite of
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
just because; even if; even though
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
together; at the same time; same; identical
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...