to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
last night; yesterday evening
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
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon