(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
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.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
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 raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
time; hour; period; class
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
two persons; two people; pair; couple
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
family; members of a family
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
adult cat; fully-grown cat
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...