huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
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
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
than; from; out of; except; but; more
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
finishing reading; non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story; breaks and pauses (in a sentence)
to become better; to improve
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
serialization; serialisation; serial story
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
meaning; significance; sense
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to be called; to do
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
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.)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case