cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
else; in addition; besides
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
how; in what way; how about; questionable
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
best moment to take a picture; right timing (for a photograph); photo opportunity
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
feeling; sense; impression
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
vitality; (one's) life force
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold