yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
refreshment booth; refreshment stand; snack bar
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
and; thereupon; because of that
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
third day of the month; three days
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
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
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
by means of; due to; because of; according to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
village headman; village mayor
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
how; in what way; how about
suffix for familiar person
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
story; tale; talk; discussion