after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
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 destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
number one; first; best; most; game; round
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
suffix for familiar person
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
called; known as; that; to say
(dead) body; corpse; remains
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)