today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
fine weather; fair weather
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
sleeping; feeling sleepy; beddy-bye
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
double bottom (ship, trunk, etc.); false bottom; double sole; double hull
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
reference book; study-aid book; supplemental textbook; student handbook
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
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 cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
how; in what way; how about
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.)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to