indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
self-consciousness; self-awareness
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
self-satisfaction; rejoicing
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
go that far; to that extent
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
time; hour; period; class
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
movie director; film director
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to have an idea; to have a clue
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)