counting by the minute (of a schedule, etc.)
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
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
enumeration; citation; listing
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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!
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
overcrowding; crowded; congestion
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
General Staff Headquarters
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
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; over; more than
important matter (for discussion (deliberations))
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
bunches (e.g. of fruit); clusters; crammed (e.g. with people); overflowing
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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