obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
last chapter (book, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
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.)
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
as planned; according to plan
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
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 fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
this world; this life; world of the living
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
main cause; primary factor
by means of; due to; because of; according to
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
existence; being; presence
for example; for instance; e.g.