first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
convenient; handy; useful
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
I see; that's right; indeed
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
perfect; complete; flawless
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to collect; to assemble; to gather
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
one eye; eye (for pictures, etc.)
god of death; death deity; Death
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)