exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
to set (sun); to become dark
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
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 walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
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
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
great hurry; great haste; rush
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
contract; compact; agreement
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.)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
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
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)