now; the present time; just now; another; more
myself; yourself; I; me; you
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
earth; ground; earthing; Earth
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
online; on the line (of a ball; in tennis, volleyball, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
exploitation; overuse; abuse
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
special; particular; peculiar; unique
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
rather than; more ... than ...
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 perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
little by little; bit by bit
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
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.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
overall; general; as a whole
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
parts; accessories; components
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon