as a child; when one was a child
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
all; entire; whole; altogether
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...