estimate (of costs); budget
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
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
scale; scope; plan; structure
time; hour; period; class
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
book; volume; this; present; main; head
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
class-A; A class; A grade
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
than; from; out of; except; but; more
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
adds force or indicates command
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all