question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
number one; first; best; most; game; round
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
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
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
tamago kake gohan; raw egg mixed with white rice, often seasoned with soy sauce
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
bungler; greenhorn; clumsy; poor hand
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
loveable; very likeable; like very much
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
penis; chink; jingle; begging (animal); jealousy; black porgy juvenile; flirting
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
miso lees; miso strainings; miso dregs; child who is made light of; child who is left out of games; immature child or person
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
that day; the very same day
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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 eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...