that day; the very same day
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
this world; this life; world of the living
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
birth; creation; formation
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
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.
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
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.)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
although I say; although one might say; although called
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
older sister; lass; young lady
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
at that time; in those days
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
student (esp. a university student)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
great hurry; great haste; rush
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
hospitalization; hospitalisation
maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology); department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology)