now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
after school (at the end of the day)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust