debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to have a rumor circulating
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
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 hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in that manner; like that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
agricultural land; farmland
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
nobility; aristocracy; peerage