maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
suffix for familiar person
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
match; game; bout; contest
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support