again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
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
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
in that way; thus; so; so?
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
in this way; thus; such; uh...
(sense of) presence; realism; ambiance
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to attempt; to test; to try out
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
feeling; sense; impression
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay