preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
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.
exclusive; attached to; specialist
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
(national) capital (city); metropolis
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
royal castle; imperial castle
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
number one; first; best; most; game; round
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (musical instrument)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to recall; to remember; to recollect
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become