first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
because of; owing to; due to
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
bento; Japanese box lunch
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...