previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
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
open day; open house; day when prospective students can visit a university
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
closing of a school; closed school
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
wherein; therein; thereinto
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
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.
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.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
suffix for familiar person
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to feel inferior; to feel small
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
myself; yourself; I; me; you
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
now; the present time; just now; another; more
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after