year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
fine weather; fair weather
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe
next year; next fiscal year
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
about; on; regarding; per; for every
Budget Committee (of the Upper and Lower Houses of the Diet); budget committee
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of