tenement house; row house
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
land agent; house agent; real estate agent
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
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
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
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
river; stream; River; the ... river
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
concentricity; same mind; unanimity; policeman; constable in the Edo period
well curb; well kerb; family crest design based on a square wooden well curb
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
store selling boiled vegetables, fish, and beans
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
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.
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
arbitration; intercession; mediation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
bucket maker; well maker; cooper; hooper
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
an issue being settled; a case being closed