preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
such; like that; that sort of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
while; during; while; although; all; both
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
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 let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
honorific/polite/humble prefix
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
there is nothing; having nothing
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
the other day; a few days ago