indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
time; season; period; phase; stage
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
consultation on career, university, etc. choices
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
cheap article; poor-quality article
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
(some) more; even more; longer; further
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
rather; better; instead; if anything
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)