here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
than; from; out of; except; but; more
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
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
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
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.
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
elevator landing; elevator hall
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
beyond that point; after that
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
left side; left-hand side
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
storehouse; warehouse; godown
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
empty grain husk; immature ear (e.g. wheat); hollow object; unripe fruit