what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
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
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
by means of; due to; because of; according to
surveillance camera; security camera
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
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.
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
probability; likelihood; chances
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do