to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
New Year's Eve; December 31
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
in that way; thus; so; so?
sorry; excuse me; thank you
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; period; class
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
don't you think?; indicates question
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
now; the present time; just now; another; more
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
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
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...