called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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 start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
on and after; from ... onward; since
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
time; hour; period; class
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
such; like that; that sort of
deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
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.)
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state