day (as in holiday); daytime
table of contents; contents
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
book-cover design; picture on the cover of a book
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
the other side of a river; the other side of the tracks; place where lower class people live
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
national border; provincial border
-less; lacking; non-existing
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain