television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
then; well; so; well then
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
honorific/polite/humble prefix
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
how; in what way; how about
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
operating a cash register
yen (currency of Japan); circle
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he