incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
leaving a letter behind; letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
nothing but; except; no more than
amount; quantity; measuring; weighing
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he