senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
please (give me); please (do for me)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
suffix for familiar person
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
hi!; yo!; hey man!; yessir!; understood!
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
such a thing; something like that
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
close; intimate; on good terms
both (people); the two of them
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
what kind of; what sort of; what
meaning; significance; sense
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
early on; earlier on; from early
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
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.
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class