White Day (March 14); day for giving white chocolate and other presents to female coworkers and friends in return for gifts received on Valentine's day
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
time; season; period; phase; stage
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
elm bark clothes traditionally worn by the Ainu; elm bark textile
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
nothing but; except; no more than
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
how many people; a number of people
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough