to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
antiquity; the previous era
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
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
primary school; elementary school; grade school
competitive entrance examinations for prestigious kindergartens and elementary schools
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
myself; yourself; I; me; you
name; given name; first name
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
one day; (on) a certain day
suffix for familiar person
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)