the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
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
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise