indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to); attached school; affiliated school
senior high school; high school
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
the way back; the way home; return trip
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.
alone; by oneself; on one's own
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed