utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
suffix for familiar person
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
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
how; in what way; how about; questionable
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
understood; I see; OK; present; here
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
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.
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
honorific/polite/humble prefix
name; given name; first name
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)