serious; not joking; straight
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
suffix for familiar person
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
it is I who should say so
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
besides; in addition; also; moreover
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
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
majestic figure; imposing figure; impressive appearance; magnificent appearance
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.
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
unveiling; debut; introduction
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and