Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
than; from; out of; except; but; more
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
how; in what way; how about
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
field survey; field work (research); on-the-spot investigation
application; request; petition
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
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.