counting by the minute (of a schedule, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
schedule; program; calendar
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
enumeration; citation; listing
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to be itching to put one's skills to use
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
overcrowding; congestion; overpopulation; crammed (schedule); congested; busy
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
General Staff Headquarters
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
deposition; record of testimony
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
important matter (for discussion)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
bunches (e.g. of fruit); clusters; crammed (e.g. with people); overflowing
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
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.
all; entire; whole; altogether
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete