negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
leader; guide; mentor; coach
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
charm; spell; curse; malediction; dharani; mantra
eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.); occultation
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
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 scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
act of terror; act of terrorism
to originate (with); to start (with); to stem (from)
disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
military clash; military conflict; military confrontation
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)