today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
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
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
class-B; B class; B grade; second rate
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
Korea (esp. the Goguryeo kingdom or the Goryeo dynasty); (stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
suffix for familiar person
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
Oki (former province located on Oki Island in present-day Shimane Prefecture); Oki (island)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
standard; standardized; average; normal; ordinary
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed