addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
author; writer; novelist; artist
in that way; thus; so; so?
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
number of copies; circulation
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.
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
please (give me); please (do for me)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
cumulative total; accumulated total; total up to now
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
1,000,000; one million; million; many
difference; variation; difference
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise