at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
three times; thrice; third (musical interval)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
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
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
fourth month of the lunar calendar
standby; preparation; arrangement
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
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 use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion