from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
story; tale; talk; discussion
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
all; entire; whole; altogether
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo