wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
older brother; elder brother
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; the present time; just now; another; more
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
the eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)
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
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
(playing) a game of go, shogi or chess, etc.
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish