honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
after that; afterwards; thereafter
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to make merry; to be festive
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
female high school student; isn't it obvious?; that's common sense
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already