lateness; tardiness; arriving late
corridor; hallway; passageway
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
honorific/polite/humble prefix
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
Leigh (Britain); Ri; Li; Lie
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
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
tank (military vehicle); chariot
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
last night; yesterday evening
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
Japanese person; Japanese people