(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
bento; Japanese box lunch
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
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
to look forward to something
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
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
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
honorific/polite/humble prefix
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
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.
of course; certainly; naturally
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
suffix for familiar person
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
height (of body); stature
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...