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
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
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.
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees; (sound of) steam whistling in a kettle (at a tea ceremony); matsukaze; sugar-glazed cookie sprinkled with sesame or poppy seeds
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
next term; next period; next version; next release
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while