to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
adds force or indicates command
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
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
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
mashed sweet potatoes with sweetened chestnuts
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
time; season; period; phase; stage
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
just a minute; small quantity
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
old body; aged person; elderly person
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe